Who owns your block
1100 block of S 55th St
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 11% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $3,487 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 178% since 2016, now about $148K. Property taxes are climbing about 15% 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 $148K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with 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 | $148K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 28% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 97 reported crimes (45 violent) and 329 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
- $148K typical home, up +178% since 2016
- Tax bill $393 to $1,866 a year, +15%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.8M assessed, $27,190/yr to the city, about $1,511 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +178% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +375% since 2016 · ~+15%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1118 S 55th St is assessed at $240K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,353 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 +9.8% 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 $278 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Holland Emile E, carries 2 open violations across 2 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emile E Holland (individual) | 2 | 2 | $170K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hasna Development Llc | 1 | 1 | $14K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hand & Co Llc | 1 | 1 | $244K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1118 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | —/— | 4,428 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 1119 S 55TH ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $284K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $313K | 5/2 | 1,516 | 1920 | 5 | rentedtax lien |
| 1121 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1123 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2020 → $165K in 2025 (+230%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1125 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $72K in 2023. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $137K | 3/2 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1127 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $39K in 2008, electrical permit in 2014, sold for $105K in 2019 (+275%). | Absentee individual | $179K | 3/2 | 1,170 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1129 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $179K | —/— | 1,170 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1131 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1133 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new, sold for $7K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $41K | —/— | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1135 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $147K | 3/1 | 1,366 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1137 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,462 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1139 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $22K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1141 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1143 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1145 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $148K | 4/1 | 1,254 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1147 S 55TH ST History3 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2021); sold $19K (2022); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1149 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2008 → $146K in 2020 (+143%). | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/2 | 2,508 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1151 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2012. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $150K | 3/1 | 1,372 | 1920 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)