Who owns your block
1200 block of S 57th St
A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 20% investor-held, with 13 open code violations and 11 homes behind $68,396 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 150% since 2016, now about $163K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $163K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above 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 | $163K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (38 violent) and 150 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
- $163K typical home, up +150% since 2016
- Tax bill $824 to $1,813 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.0M assessed, $84,534/yr to the city, about $2,113 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +150% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +120% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.7% 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 $250 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Mchaya Llc, carries 7 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mchaya Llc | 1 | 48 | $6.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philly 101 Llc | 2 | 15 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mureef Llc | 1 | 2 | $406K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Berrian Seymour Tr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $716K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jatinder Gill Lp | 1 | 1 | $163K | phila.gov ↗ |
| James St Rental Company | 1 | 1 | $133K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hashems Re Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $309K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1234 Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $442K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $92K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1201 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,395 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1202 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1203 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1204 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1205 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $163K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1206 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $31K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1207 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $163K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1208 S 57TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $34K in 2008 → $95K in 2008 (+181%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1209 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1210 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1211 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1212 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1213 S 57TH ST Historysold $70K (2024); 11 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 1 | 11 violtax lien |
| 1214 S 57TH ST | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1215 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1216 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2012. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1217 S 57TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $54K in 2002 → $105K in 2009 (+95%). | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1218 S 57TH ST History7 L&I violations (2020); sold $378K (2021). | Investor / LLC | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1219 S 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2009, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $110K in 2009 (+219%). | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1220 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1221 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1222 S 57TH ST | Investor / LLC | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1223 S 57TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014); L&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,323 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1224 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1225 S 57TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $40K in 2000 → $378K in 2021 (+845%). | Investor / LLC | $164K | —/— | 1,330 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1226 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $131K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1227 S 57TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2014 → $30K in 2023 (+50%). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,396 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1228 S 57TH ST | Absentee individual | $138K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1229 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $185K in 2026. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $309K | —/— | 2,970 | 1925 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 1230 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $376K | —/— | 3,160 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1231 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $309K | —/— | 2,970 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1232 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $340K | —/— | 3,043 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1233 S 57TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $70K in 2004 → $100K in 2008 (+43%). | Investor / LLC | $315K | —/— | 3,114 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1234 S 57TH ST Historysold $118K (2002); L&I violation (2015); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $442K | —/— | 3,450 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1235 S 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $64K in 2008, major alteration permit in 2008, sold for $165K in 2012 (+160%). | Absentee individual | $309K | —/— | 2,970 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1236 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $358K | —/— | 3,450 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1237 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $309K | —/— | 2,970 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1239 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $336K | —/— | 2,970 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1241-43 S 57TH ST History3 L&I violations (2011); 16 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2013); Appeal granted (2022); 12 L&I violations (2023). | Absentee individual | $213K | —/— | 10,020 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)