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Who owns your block

1400 block of N 56th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 70% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 20 open code violations and 7 homes behind $59,169 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 132% since 2016, now about $147K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$147K
$14K–$243K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$96
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$88K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $147K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
10 of 53
$34K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
70%
36 of 53
city 41%
Rentals
21%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
20
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$59K
7 of 53 behind
▲ block 13% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$266
5 years
+102%
value · tax +$935
10 years
+132%
value · tax +$847

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 $147K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below 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$147K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied43%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 151 reported crimes (73 violent) and 336 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
151
73 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
336
104 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults53
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief27
All Other Offenses17
Aggravated Assault No Firearm13
Fraud9
Thefts9

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint86
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection82
Abandoned Vehicle42
Illegal Dumping18
Street Defect18
Sanitation Violation13

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$147K2016: $64K2017: $64K2018: $63K2019: $70K2020: $73K2021: $73K2022: $73K2023: $94K2024: $94K2025: $139K2026: $139K2027: $147K2016202020232027

▲ +132% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,6562016: $8522017: $8092018: $7942019: $8302020: $7212021: $7212022: $7212023: $7812024: $7812025: $1,2372026: $1,3902027: $1,6562016202020232027

▲ +94% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

10
10 properties 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 $33,684 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%
$1,297pays now $2,581at the full rate

1454 N 56th St is assessed at $184K but pays $1,297 a year — about 50% of the $2,581 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 232 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $232 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+132%
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 58 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M200020052010201520202025
58arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
19homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 53 parcels

Owner-occupied: 36Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 3 53parcels
  • Owner-occupied 36
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels18 parcels22 parcels9 parcels
$14K$188K+

The block's largest owner, Jh Ventures 57 Llc, carries 16 open violations across 57 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Jh Ventures 57 Llc157$6.9Mphila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Lotus 20 Llc135$6.5Mphila.gov ↗
Habana Holding Corp128$4.4Mphila.gov ↗
Adelphia Place Llc215$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
City Block Acquisition X Llc18$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Imperiled Holdings Llc17$891Kphila.gov ↗
Jatchi Capital Llc15$822Kphila.gov ↗
David Egan Group Inc12$230Kphila.gov ↗
Jes Capital Investments L12$260Kphila.gov ↗
Homehaven Rentals Llc11$175Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 53 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1409 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $145K 3/1 1,440 1925 0
1410 N 56TH ST Vacant $15K —/— 0
1411 N 56TH ST Bought for $26K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 2 rented3 viol
1412 N 56TH ST Bought for $59K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,266 1925 1
1413 N 56TH ST Bought for $15K in 2015, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $174K in 2018 (+1060%). Owner-occupied $240K 4/1 1,528 1925 2
1414 N 56TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,266 1925 0 abated
1415 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 1
1416 N 56TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,266 1925 0 abatedtax lien
1417 N 56TH ST Bought for $44K in 2006, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $1.8M in 2024 (+4064%). Investor / LLC $89K 4/1 1,528 1925 3 rentedtax lien
1418 N 56TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 1,146 1925 0 abated3 viol
1419 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 0
1420 N 56TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,240 1925 0 abatedtax lien
1421 N 56TH ST sold $18K (2008); 4 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2012); 8 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). Investor / LLC $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 1 8 viol
1422 N 56TH ST Bought for $50K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,240 1925 2
1423 N 56TH ST Vacant $24K —/— 0 tax lien
1424 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $187K —/— 1,240 1920 0
1425 N 56TH ST Traded 4×: $25K in 2002 → $192K in 2022 (+664%). Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 4
1426 N 56TH ST Traded 2×: $1K in 2007 → $1K in 2007 (+0%). Vacant $14K —/— 2
1427 N 56TH ST Bought for $125K in 2025. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 1
1428 N 56TH ST Bought for $65K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $175K 3/1 1,240 1920 3 rented
1429 N 56TH ST Bought for $90K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 1
1430 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. Absentee individual $118K 3/1 1,240 1920 0
1431 N 56TH ST Bought for $117K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $162K 4/1 1,528 1925 1
1432 N 56TH ST L&I violation (2014); L&I violation (2015); 5 L&I violations (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,240 1920 0 3 viol
1433 N 56TH ST Investor / LLC $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 1 rented
1434 N 56TH ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2022. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,345 1920 1 abated
1435 N 56TH ST Bought for $75K in 2015. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $188K 4/1 1,528 1925 1
1436 N 56TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $67K in 2007. Owner-occupied $118K —/— 1,240 1920 1 abated
1437 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a city demolition permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 0
1438 N 56TH ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2013 → $260K in 2021 (+940%). Investor / LLC $123K 3/1 1,312 1920 2 rented
1439 N 56TH ST 13 L&I violations (2012); sold $408K (2021). Investor / LLC $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 1 rented
1440 N 56TH ST 4 L&I violations (2008); 8 L&I violations (2011). Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,240 1920 0 tax lien
1441 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 0
1442 N 56TH ST Bought for $500 in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,240 1920 3
1443 N 56TH ST Bought for $200K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $240K 4/1 1,528 1925 1
1444 N 56TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,240 1920 0 abated
1445 N 56TH ST Bought for $56K in 2018, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $199K in 2022. Owner-occupied $243K 4/2 1,633 1925 2
1446 N 56TH ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2020 → $127K in 2022 (+217%). Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,240 1920 2
1447 N 56TH ST Bought for $44K in 2000. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 1
1448 N 56TH ST sold $23K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2009). Absentee individual $118K 3/1 1,240 1920 1 tax lien
1449 N 56TH ST Traded 2×: $96K in 2005 → $23K in 2013 (-76%). Absentee individual $174K —/— 1,528 1920 2
1450 N 56TH ST Bought for $33K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $118K 3/1 1,240 1920 1 rented
1451 N 56TH ST Bought for $60K in 2004, use permit in 2015, sold for $179K in 2024 (+198%). Owner-occupied $147K 4/2 1,528 1925 2
1452 N 56TH ST Bought for $32K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $118K 3/1 1,240 1920 2 rented
1453 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 0
1454 N 56TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $16K in 2018. Investor / LLC $184K 3/1 1,105 1920 1 rentedabated
1455 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 0
1456 N 56TH ST Traded 4×: $850K in 2004 → $5.1M in 2023 (+500%). Investor / LLC $115K 3/1 1,146 1920 4 rented
1457 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,528 1925 0
1458 N 56TH ST built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated), sold for $55K in 2011. Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 1,146 1920 1 abated
1459 N 56TH ST Bought for $84K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $151K 4/1 1,682 1925 1
1460 N 56TH ST Traded 3×: $19K in 2009 → $158K in 2024 (+729%). Owner-occupied $146K 2/2 1,146 1920 3 rented3 viol
1462 N 56TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,186 1925 0 abated

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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