Who owns your block
1200 block of N 55th St
An investor-heavy block: 42% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 4 open code violations and 8 homes behind $16,254 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 194% since 2016, now about $177K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $177K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $177K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 147 reported crimes (80 violent) and 272 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
- $177K typical home, up +194% since 2016
- Tax bill $733 to $2,103 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.4M assessed, $68,620/yr to the city, about $1,906 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +194% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +187% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1249-55 N 55th St is assessed at $214K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,989 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 $294 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 47 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 12
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Gnr Merav 2 Llc, carries 3 open violations across 35 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnr Merav 2 Llc | 1 | 35 | $5.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Safehaven Investment Grou | 1 | 21 | $3.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sigma Properties Llc | 1 | 17 | $2.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Golden Asset Llc | 1 | 11 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bsd Ya Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gwa Properties Llc | 1 | 6 | $820K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jazz Properties Llc | 1 | 5 | $655K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Smart Living Service Llc | 1 | 5 | $601K | phila.gov ↗ |
| J Rock Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $592K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jg Investment Group Llc | 1 | 3 | $519K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bexar Realty Partners Llc | 1 | 3 | $570K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rm Eastern Realty Company Llc | 1 | 1 | $188K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1212 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2010. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $222K | —/— | 2,250 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1214 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2014. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $224K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1216 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,629 | 1915 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1218 N 55TH ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2005, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $40K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,887 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1220 N 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2017 → $80K in 2018 (+3900%). | Owner-occupied | $240K | —/— | 1,629 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1222 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2001. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/2 | 1,889 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1223 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $11K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $172K | 3/2 | 1,199 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1224 N 55TH ST Historysold $125K (2021); 10 L&I violations (2024). | Investor / LLC | $207K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1225 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $53K in 2016. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,199 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1226 N 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $55K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $178K | —/— | 1,966 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1227 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $180K in 2023 (+200%). | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,199 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1228 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $180K | —/— | 2,006 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1229 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $27K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $95K in 2021 (+254%). | Investor / LLC | $134K | 3/1 | 1,199 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1230 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $53K in 2016, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $245K in 2021 (+1125%). | Owner-occupied | $232K | 5/2 | 1,889 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1231 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,199 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1232 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $212K | —/— | 2,006 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1233 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,199 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1234 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $188K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1235 N 55TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2018); 3 L&I violations (2019); sold $74K (2024). | Investor / LLC | $134K | 3/1 | 1,199 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1236 N 55TH ST Historysold $50K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Investor / LLC | $207K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1237 N 55TH ST | Investor / LLC | $144K | 3/1 | 1,314 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1238 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2017, use permit in 2019, sold for $200K in 2023 (+300%). | Investor / LLC | $207K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1239 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,199 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1240 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $207K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1241 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,199 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1242 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1K in 2004, use permit in 2010, sold for $150K in 2019 (+14900%). | Absentee individual | $207K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 1243 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $156K | 3/1 | 1,199 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1244 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2008, sold for $93K in 2016 (+365%). | Investor / LLC | $255K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1245 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,199 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1246 N 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2013 → $47K in 2013 (+17%). | Absentee individual | $207K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1247 N 55TH ST History2 L&I violations (2020). | Owner-occupied | $150K | 4/1 | 1,605 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1248 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1249-55 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | —/— | 4,200 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1250 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $42K in 2007. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $207K | —/— | 1,889 | 1915 | 1 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1252 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | —/— | 1,496 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1257 N 55TH ST | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)