Who owns your block
1400 block of S 56th St
A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 4% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 4 homes behind $15,049 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 137% since 2016, now about $137K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $137K — 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 | $137K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 96 reported crimes (43 violent) and 267 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
- $137K typical home, up +137% since 2016
- Tax bill $413 to $568 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.4M assessed, $24,152/yr to the city, about $929 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +137% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +38% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1432 S 56th St is assessed at $140K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,965 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 $237 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 21 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 26 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dbb Investments Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1410 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1411 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1412 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1413 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $91K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 1414 S 56TH ST Historysold $13K (2012); L&I violation (2023); Appeal complete (2024). | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | rented1 viol |
| 1415 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2003. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $60K | —/— | 1,168 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1416 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2008. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $143K | —/— | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | rented3 viol |
| 1417 S 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1418 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1419 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $229K | 3/3 | 1,186 | 1925 | 2 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1420 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $64K in 2004 → $100K in 2010 (+57%). | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1421 S 56TH ST Historysold $3K (2000); 4 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2021). | Absentee individual | $137K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1422 S 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1423 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1424 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1425 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1426 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit. | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1427 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $137K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1428 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2001 → $56K in 2002 (+196%). | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1429 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,262 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1430 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $32K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $130K | —/— | 2,484 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1431 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $133K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1432 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $140K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1433 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2000. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1434 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2005 → $27K in 2006 (-31%). | Absentee individual | $140K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1435 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 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)