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Who owns your block

1300 block of N 56th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 7 homes behind $77,391 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 131% since 2016, now about $154K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$154K
$123K–$280K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$109
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$247K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $154K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 36
$22K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
67%
24 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
8%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$77K
7 of 36 behind
▲ block 19% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$117
5 years
+69%
value · tax +$873
10 years
+131%
value · tax +$959

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.

2027
  • 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 $154K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$154K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied44%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 125 reported crimes (62 violent) and 289 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
125
62 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
289
96 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults45
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief16
All Other Offenses15
Thefts10
Fraud7
Aggravated Assault Firearm5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection73
Maintenance Complaint68
Abandoned Vehicle37
Illegal Dumping18
Street Defect17
Other (Streets)13

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$154K2016: $67K2017: $67K2018: $67K2019: $88K2020: $91K2021: $91K2022: $91K2023: $116K2024: $116K2025: $146K2026: $146K2027: $154K2016202020232027

▲ +131% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,8912016: $9322017: $9322018: $9322019: $9802020: $1,0182021: $1,0182022: $1,0182023: $1,2282024: $1,2282025: $1,7742026: $1,7742027: $1,8912016202020232027

▲ +103% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

1
1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $22,397 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$316pays now $1,716at the full rate

1338 N 56th St is assessed at $123K but pays $316 a year — about 18% of the $1,716 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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 231 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $231 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+131%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.4 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 28 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
28arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 7 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

1 parcels14 parcels7 parcels7 parcels3 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$123K$196K+

The block's largest owner, Pa Star Properties Llc, carries 15 open violations across 19 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Pa Star Properties Llc119$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Brunetto Properties Llc18$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Hbih Llc15$610Kphila.gov ↗
Gardenia Realty Llc14$842Kphila.gov ↗
Lascelles B Bryant (individual)22$277Kphila.gov ↗
Gdsk Investments Llc11$135Kphila.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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1300 N 56TH ST Bought for $18K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,536 1925 1
1302 N 56TH ST Bought for $165K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $229K 4/1 1,544 1925 1 tax lien
1304 N 56TH ST 22 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2008); 6 L&I violations (2009); 9 L&I violations (2011); sold $113K (2014). Owner-occupied $170K 4/1 1,544 1925 1
1306 N 56TH ST 5 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016); 6 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,544 1925 0 tax lien
1308 N 56TH ST Bought for $88K in 2023. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,544 1925 2
1310 N 56TH ST Bought for $119K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,544 1925 1
1312 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,544 1925 0
1313 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 0
1314 N 56TH ST Traded 3×: $57K in 2001 → $150K in 2021 (+164%). Investor / LLC $280K 3/3 3,392 1925 3
1315 N 56TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2016). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 0 tax lien
1316 N 56TH ST Bought for $80K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $196K 4/1 1,538 1925 1
1317 N 56TH ST 4 L&I violations incl VACANT PROP UNSAFE (2009); L&I violation (2010); sold $50K (2019). Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 1
1318 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 4/1 1,920 1965 0
1319 N 56TH ST Absentee individual $135K 4/1 1,236 1925 1
1320 N 56TH ST 5 L&I violations (2022). Absentee individual $161K 4/1 1,656 1925 0
1321 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 0
1322 N 56TH ST Absentee individual $154K 4/1 1,536 1925 0 tax lien
1323 N 56TH ST Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 1 rentedtax lien
1324 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $196K 4/1 1,536 1925 0 tax lien
1325 N 56TH ST Traded 3×: $7K in 2007 → $90K in 2007 (+1184%). Absentee individual $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 3
1326 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,536 1925 0 tax lien
1327 N 56TH ST L&I: VACANT PROP UNSAFE (2009). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 0 tax lien
1328 N 56TH ST 3 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,536 1925 0 3 violtax lien
1329 N 56TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 4 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2013); sold $22K (2016). Absentee individual $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 1
1330 N 56TH ST Bought for $89K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $163K 4/1 1,696 1925 1
1331 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 0
1332 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,536 1925 0
1333 N 56TH ST 3 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 0 2 violtax lien
1334 N 56TH ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2005 → $247K in 2025 (+312%). Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,536 1925 2
1335 N 56TH ST Bought for $48K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $159K —/— 1,236 1920 2 rented
1336 N 56TH ST Bought for $12K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $154K 4/1 1,536 1925 1
1337 N 56TH ST 3 L&I violations (2016); sold $32K (2018). Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 1 rented
1338 N 56TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2008. Owner-occupied $123K 4/1 2,040 1925 1 abated
1339 N 56TH ST Bought for $14K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,236 1925 2
1341 N 56TH ST Bought for $92K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 1
1343 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,236 1925 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)

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