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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $154K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 44% | 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.
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
- $154K typical home, up +131% since 2016
- Tax bill $932 to $1,891 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.6M assessed, $56,100/yr to the city, about $1,558 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +131% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +103% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 24
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Pa Star Properties Llc, carries 15 open violations across 19 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa Star Properties Llc | 1 | 19 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brunetto Properties Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hbih Llc | 1 | 5 | $610K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gardenia Realty Llc | 1 | 4 | $842K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lascelles B Bryant (individual) | 2 | 2 | $277K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gdsk Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $135K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $18K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1302 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought 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 History22 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 History5 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 ImprovedBought for $88K in 2023. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,544 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1310 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $119K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,544 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1312 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,544 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1313 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,236 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1314 N 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $57K in 2001 → $150K in 2021 (+164%). | Investor / LLC | $280K | 3/3 | 3,392 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1315 N 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2016). | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,236 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1316 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $196K | 4/1 | 1,538 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1317 N 56TH ST History4 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 History5 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $196K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1325 N 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 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 HistoryL&I: VACANT PROP UNSAFE (2009). | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,236 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1328 N 56TH ST History3 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1329 N 56TH ST History2 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 ImprovedBought for $89K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 4/1 | 1,696 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1331 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner 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 History3 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 TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2005 → $247K in 2025 (+312%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1335 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $48K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $159K | —/— | 1,236 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1336 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $154K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1337 N 56TH ST History3 L&I violations (2016); sold $32K (2018). | Investor / LLC | $135K | 3/1 | 1,236 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1338 N 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $123K | 4/1 | 2,040 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1339 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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)