Who owns your block
1000 block of S 56th St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 26% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $6,098 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 195% since 2016, now about $116K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
The makeup of the block
Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Tax-abated
- Bubble = lot size
- → bigger interior · ↑ higher value
Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $116K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $116K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 44% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 104 reported crimes (39 violent) and 187 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.
Schools
The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.
Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $116K typical home, up +195% since 2016
- Tax bill $494 to $1,495 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.2M assessed, $29,114/yr to the city, about $1,078 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +195% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +203% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1050 S 56th St is assessed at $116K but pays $230 a year — about 14% of the $1,629 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $295 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.
Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 37 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Okh-Ph Owner Llc, carries 20 open violations across 83 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okh-Ph Owner Llc | 2 | 83 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hbih Llc | 1 | 5 | $610K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nn Inc | 2 | 2 | $246K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Essia Rise Llc | 1 | 1 | $110K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Noa Real Estate Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $116K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit. | Absentee individual | $119K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1002 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $79K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1004 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2020, addition and/or alterations permit in 2021, sold for $215K in 2021 (+1333%). | Owner-occupied | $242K | 3/2 | 1,920 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1006 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2003 → $87K in 2026 (+74%). | Investor / LLC | $110K | —/— | 960 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1008 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1010 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1012 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $53K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1014 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $43K in 2013 → $240K in 2024 (+465%). | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/2 | 960 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1016 S 56TH ST | Investor / LLC | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1018 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $14K in 2001 → $110K in 2022 (+709%). | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 1020 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $17K in 2016 → $68K in 2020 (+292%). | Investor / LLC | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1022 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1024 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1026 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $68K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1028 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2009 → $8.1M in 2021 (+42400%). | Investor / LLC | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1030 S 56TH ST New constructionBought for $91K in 2023, built new (tax-abated), sold for $222K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1032 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1034 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1036 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $59K in 2004, use permit in 2007, sold for $8.1M in 2021 (+13586%). | Investor / LLC | $68K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1038 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1040 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $61K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/2 | 1,030 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1042 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1043 S 56TH ST HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2008); L&I violation (2020). | Absentee individual | $26K | —/— | 898 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1044 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1046 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2009. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1048 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $31K in 2005 → $30K in 2020 (-3%). | Investor / LLC | $130K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1050 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)