Who owns your block
1500 block of S 55th St
A mixed-ownership block: 28% owner-occupied, 28% investor-held, with 10 open code violations and 3 homes behind $11,287 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 386% since 2016, now about $266K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $266K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above 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 | $266K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 28% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 156 reported crimes (85 violent) and 228 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
- $266K typical home, up +386% since 2016
- Tax bill $743 to $2,325 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.7M assessed, $42,358/yr to the city, about $2,353 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +386% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +213% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1548 S 55th St is assessed at $128K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,788 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 +15.5% 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 $486 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradham Properties Llc | 1 | 15 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Penn Hope Personal Housing Inc | 1 | 4 | $657K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Second Corsa Inc | 1 | 4 | $820K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vital Property Group Llc | 1 | 4 | $508K | phila.gov ↗ |
| R & K Rental Property Llc | 1 | 2 | $412K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1511-17 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2008 → $26K in 2013 (-35%). | Vacant | $192K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1518 S 55TH ST | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1520 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $266K | —/— | 2,100 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1522 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2016 → $148K in 2018 (+196%). | Absentee individual | $266K | —/— | 2,100 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1524 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $266K | —/— | 2,100 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1526 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $266K | —/— | 2,100 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1528 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $52K in 2012 → $155K in 2022 (+198%). | Investor / LLC | $279K | 4/2 | 2,100 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1530 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $36K in 2015 → $120K in 2022 (+233%). | Investor / LLC | $266K | —/— | 2,100 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1532 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $266K | 4/2 | 2,100 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1534 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $12K in 2004 → $57K in 2017 (+375%). | Owner-occupied | $266K | —/— | 2,100 | 1920 | 2 | rented10 viol |
| 1536 S 55TH ST History2 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $266K | —/— | 2,100 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1538 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $62K in 2007, use permit in 2019, sold for $48K in 2019 (+71%). | Absentee individual | $266K | —/— | 2,100 | 1920 | 4 | tax lien |
| 1540 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2005 → $120K in 2024 (+494%). | Absentee individual | $111K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1542 S 55TH ST | Investor / LLC | $112K | 3/1 | 1,030 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1544 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018); sold $130K (2019). | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,030 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1546 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $78K in 2007 → $77K in 2020 (-1%). | Investor / LLC | $164K | 3/1 | 1,030 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1548 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $128K | 4/1 | 1,315 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1550 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $109K | —/— | 1,600 | 1920 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)