Who owns your block
1100 block of S 56th St
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held, with 18 open code violations and 7 homes behind $147,960 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 132% since 2016, now about $144K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $144K — about 0.6× 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 | $144K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 38% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 95 reported crimes (34 violent) and 189 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
- $144K typical home, up +132% since 2016
- Tax bill $824 to $1,919 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.8M assessed, $48,892/yr to the city, about $1,528 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +132% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +133% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1124 S 56th St is assessed at $144K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,009 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 +7.9% 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 $232 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 42 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Corestates Group Llc, carries 7 open violations across 105 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corestates Group Llc | 1 | 105 | $25M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Er Capital Llc | 1 | 2 | $290K | phila.gov ↗ |
| D S Management Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $186K | phila.gov ↗ |
| E Galant Llc | 1 | 1 | $182K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Anaia Joyce Enterprise Llc | 1 | 1 | $144K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Painting Images Llc | 1 | 1 | $94K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Swb Enterprise Llc | 1 | 1 | $145K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1110 S 56TH ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $158K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/2 | 1,719 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1111 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2004 → $73K in 2005 (+284%). | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1112 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $56K in 2005. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $138K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1920 | 1 | 6 viol |
| 1113 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1114 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1115 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1116 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $60K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $134K | 3/1 | 1,469 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1117 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $186K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1118 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $500 in 2004, use permit in 2008, sold for $28K in 2013 (+5498%). | Investor / LLC | $165K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1920 | 6 | rented |
| 1119 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,462 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1120 S 56TH ST History4 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2013); sold $33K (2016). | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1121 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,304 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1122 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $182K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1123 S 56TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2022); sold $55K (2024); L&I violation (2024); 8 L&I violations (2025). | Investor / LLC | $144K | 3/1 | 1,304 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1124 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $67K in 2000. | Absentee individual | $144K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 1 | abated4 viol |
| 1125 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $133K in 2021. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,304 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1126 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2021 → $215K in 2023 (+126%). | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1127 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,304 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1128 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $99K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/2 | 1,368 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1129 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,304 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1130 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $182K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1131 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $144K | 3/1 | 1,304 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1132 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Owner-occupied | $165K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1920 | 0 | 8 violtax lien |
| 1133 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $36K in 2014. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $94K | —/— | 1,615 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1134 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $6K in 2010 → $65K in 2012 (+983%). | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,469 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1135 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,458 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1136 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $5K in 2015, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $153K in 2021 (+2900%). | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1137 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,242 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1138 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $138K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1139 S 56TH ST Historysold $44K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $136K | 3/1 | 1,242 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1140 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2022 → $200K in 2023 (+74%). | Investor / LLC | $145K | 3/1 | 1,396 | 1920 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1141 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $36K in 2001 → $20K in 2020 (-44%). | Absentee individual | $127K | —/— | 1,302 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)