Who owns your block
1400 block of S 55th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 66% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 5 homes behind $45,030 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 139% since 2016, now about $123K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $123K — 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 | $123K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 38% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 156 reported crimes (80 violent) and 252 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
- $123K typical home, up +139% since 2016
- Tax bill $322 to $1,162 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.0M assessed, $38,086/yr to the city, about $1,313 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +139% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +261% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1410 S 55th St is assessed at $123K but pays $326 a year — about 19% of the $1,726 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 +8.2% 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 $239 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 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ismaleah Llc, carries 2 open violations across 16 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismaleah Llc | 1 | 16 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ngz Properties Llc | 1 | 7 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vicimus Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $183K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Metro Real Estate Investment | 1 | 1 | $247K | phila.gov ↗ |
| V12 Llc | 1 | 1 | $123K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $127K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1402 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1404 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1406 S 55TH ST Improved | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1408 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1410 S 55TH ST New constructionBought for $52K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $177K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 3 | abated |
| 1412 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,228 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1414 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $24K in 2005 → $200K in 2020 (+733%). | Investor / LLC | $247K | 3/2 | 2,454 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1416 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2018. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/2 | 1,227 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1418 S 55TH ST History3 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Investor / LLC | $183K | 4/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 1419 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $56K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $150K in 2024 (+168%). | Investor / LLC | $138K | 5/2 | 1,600 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1420 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $123K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 1421 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $146K | 4/1 | 1,510 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1422 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2021. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $212K | 3/2 | 1,227 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1423 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $146K | 4/1 | 1,510 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1424 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $123K | 4/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1425 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $148K | 4/1 | 1,510 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1426 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1427 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $148K | 4/1 | 1,510 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1428 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1429 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 4/1 | 1,510 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1430 S 55TH ST History3 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2015); sold $2K (2015). | Owner-occupied | $73K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1432 S 55TH ST History5 L&I violations (2007). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1434 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $123K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1436 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1438 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $38K in 2002 → $15K in 2021 (-61%). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1920 | 4 | tax lien |
| 1440 S 55TH ST History3 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2018). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 4/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1442 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2009, electrical permit in 2020, sold for $155K in 2020 (+7645%). | Absentee individual | $212K | 3/1 | 1,227 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1444 S 55TH ST Improved | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 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)