Who owns your block
1600 block of N 55th St
A mixed-ownership block: 47% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 5 open code violations and 11 homes behind $110,705 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 97% since 2016, now about $194K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $194K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $194K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 134 reported crimes (76 violent) and 312 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
- $194K typical home, up +97% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,235 to $2,268 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.2M assessed, $65,583/yr to the city, about $2,049 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +97% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +84% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1614 N 55th St is assessed at $386K but pays $1,351 a year — about 25% of the $5,403 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.3% 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 $197 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2006. 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 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Philadelphia (individual) | 2 | 1002 | $444M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Lotus 11a Llc | 1 | 29 | $4.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Demarcus R Waites (individual) | 2 | 11 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 22 N Frazier Street Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| New Penn Valley Llc | 1 | 5 | $446K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bsd Way 2 Llc | 1 | 4 | $735K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bsdway 2 Llc | 1 | 3 | $630K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jack Belle One Llc | 1 | 1 | $231K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rivera Fam Rentals Llc | 1 | 1 | $228K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Briq House 20 Llc | 1 | 1 | $243K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1614 N 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $386K | 6/3 | 2,443 | 1915 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1615 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $166K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1616 N 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $386K | 6/3 | 2,443 | 1915 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1617 N 55TH ST History3 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2008); 6 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2013). | Investor / LLC | $165K | 4/1 | 1,504 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1618 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $36K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $228K | —/— | 2,146 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1619 N 55TH ST | Investor / LLC | $231K | 4/2 | 1,504 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1620 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $228K | —/— | 2,146 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1621 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $165K | 4/1 | 1,632 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1622 N 55TH ST History3 L&I violations (2026). | Absentee individual | $228K | —/— | 2,146 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1623 N 55TH ST History7 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2015). | Owner-occupied | $159K | —/— | 1,504 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1624 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $220K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $186K | 5/1 | 2,146 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1625 N 55TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019); 6 L&I violations (2022); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,504 | 1915 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 1626 N 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2007 → $55K in 2019 (+1000%). | Absentee individual | $228K | —/— | 2,146 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1628 N 55TH ST New constructionBought for $44K in 2016, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $110K in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $243K | —/— | 2,496 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1639 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $189K | —/— | 2,065 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1641 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | —/— | 1,690 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1642 N 55TH ST Historysold $42K (2007); 5 L&I violations (2011); Appeal dismissed (2012); 5 L&I violations (2012); 5 L&I violations (2020). | Absentee individual | $176K | 4/1 | 1,696 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1643 N 55TH ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2010); Appeal dismissed (2011); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $233K | —/— | 2,065 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1644 N 55TH ST Historysold $25K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2023). | Investor / LLC | $169K | 4/1 | 1,584 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1645 N 55TH ST Historysold $20K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018). | Absentee individual | $200K | —/— | 2,065 | 1915 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1646 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2019. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $80K | 4/1 | 1,584 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1648 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $169K | 4/1 | 1,584 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1650 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $208K | —/— | 2,320 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1652 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 2,320 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1654 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2006. | Vacant | $49K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1656 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $218K | —/— | 2,320 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1658 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2018. Owner pulled a use permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $216K | —/— | 2,288 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1660 N 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $216K | —/— | 2,288 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1662 N 55TH ST History4 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $49K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1664 N 55TH ST History7 L&I violations (2019); 5 L&I violations (2022); 3 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $157K | —/— | 2,532 | 1915 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1666 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $256K | —/— | 2,532 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1668 N 55TH ST Improved | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 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)