Who owns your block
1300 block of S 56th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 66% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 3 homes behind $6,616 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 129% since 2016, now about $128K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $128K — 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 | $128K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 111 reported crimes (47 violent) and 291 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
- $128K typical home, up +129% since 2016
- Tax bill $385 to $606 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.1M assessed, $35,097/yr to the city, about $1,097 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +129% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +57% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1313 S 56th St is assessed at $124K but pays $340 a year — about 20% of the $1,740 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 +7.8% 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 $229 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 19 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Truvision Llc, carries 8 open violations across 32 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truvision Llc | 1 | 32 | $5.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City Block Acq Viii Llc | 1 | 24 | $4.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yesh Homes Llc | 1 | 14 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dc Re Management Llc | 1 | 3 | $392K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sirimo Enterprises | 2 | 2 | $330K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1310 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2006 → $138K in 2020 (+429%). | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1311 S 56TH ST Historysold $18K (2004); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2025). | Investor / LLC | $141K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1312 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1313 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1314 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $16K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $123K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1315 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $40K in 2018 (+122%). | Investor / LLC | $124K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1316 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $127K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1317 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2018. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $206K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1318 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1319 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,326 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1320 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1321 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $174K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1322 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1323 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $94K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1324 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1325 S 56TH ST History3 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1326 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1327 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1328 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1329 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1330 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $126K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1331 S 56TH ST History16 L&I violations (2010); sold $63K (2018). | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1332 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,326 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1333 S 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008); 4 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1334 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1335 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1336 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2015 → $35K in 2019 (-22%). | Investor / LLC | $134K | 2/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1337 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2006 → $95K in 2010 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1338 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2013 → $129K in 2021 (+407%). | Investor / LLC | $121K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 2 | rented1 viol |
| 1339 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2012 → $95K in 2024 (+265%). | Absentee individual | $124K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1340 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1341 S 56TH ST History3 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2014). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 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)