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Who owns your block

1600 block of N 56th St

A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 31% investor-held, with 11 open code violations and 11 homes behind $47,694 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 151% since 2016, now about $181K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$181K
$14K–$294K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$108
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$77K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $181K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 48
$22K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
44%
20 of 48
city 41%
Rentals
31%
15 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
11
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$48K
11 of 48 behind
▲ block 23% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$72
5 years
+163%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+151%
value · tax +$961

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 $181K — about 0.8× 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 blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$181K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied27%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 168 reported crimes (62 violent) and 295 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
168
62 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
295
64 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts67
Other Assaults48
All Other Offenses9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Robbery No Firearm7
Disorderly Conduct6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint60
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection59
Illegal Dumping46
Abandoned Vehicle35
Shoveling13
Other (Streets)10

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
Edward Heston
1621 N 54th St · 219 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$125K$250K$181K2016: $72K2017: $72K2018: $72K2019: $66K2020: $69K2021: $69K2022: $69K2023: $81K2024: $81K2025: $178K2026: $176K2027: $181K2016202020232027

▲ +151% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,8342016: $8772017: $8732018: $8462019: $6992020: $6822021: $6822022: $6892023: $2622024: $3822025: $1,8042026: $1,7622027: $1,8342016202020232027

▲ +109% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

2
2 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 $21,679 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%
$836pays now $2,581at the full rate

1677 N 56th St is assessed at $184K but pays $836 a year — about 32% 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 +8.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9210050020162019202220252027This block 251 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $251 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+151%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.2 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 54 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$1.0M$2.0M200020052010201520202025
54arm'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 48 parcels

Owner-occupied: 20Investor / LLC: 12Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 5 48parcels
  • Owner-occupied 20
  • Investor / LLC 12
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 5

Value distribution today

5 parcels0 parcels2 parcels10 parcels14 parcels11 parcels6 parcels
$14K$268K+

The block's largest owner, Soiled Llc, carries 6 open violations across 54 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Soiled Llc154$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Hhs Realty Llc122$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Stako Philly Llc117$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
Cardiem Llc115$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
J&K Hot Pads Llc110$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Hometrition Inc15$721Kphila.gov ↗
Ivry Capital Investments Llc12$358Kphila.gov ↗
One Thousand Doors Investments Llc11$219Kphila.gov ↗
3s-Strong Building Futures Llc11$125Kphila.gov ↗
Eei Property Investment Llc11$181Kphila.gov ↗
2005 Ayah Inc11$184Kphila.gov ↗
Cama Sd Ira Llc Fbo Danel11$183Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 48 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1611 N 56TH ST Bought for $33K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $206K —/— 1,956 1920 4 rented
1613 N 56TH ST Bought for $57K in 2017. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Absentee individual $205K —/— 1,936 1920 1 rentedtax lien
1615 N 56TH ST Bought for $40K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $219K —/— 2,256 1920 1 rented
1617 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. Absentee individual $205K —/— 1,936 1920 0
1619 N 56TH ST Bought for $46K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $205K —/— 1,936 1920 1 rented
1621 N 56TH ST Bought for $40K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $205K —/— 1,936 1920 2
1623 N 56TH ST Bought for $35K in 2004, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $290K in 2024 (+729%). Absentee individual $205K 6/2 1,936 1920 4 rentedtax lien
1625 N 56TH ST Bought for $95K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $212K 4/1 1,936 1915 3 rented
1627 N 56TH ST Bought for $108K in 2022. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $218K 4/2 2,226 1915 1 rented
1643 N 56TH ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $10K in 2018. Absentee individual $281K —/— 2,385 1915 1 rentedtax lien
1645 N 56TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2024); sold $17K (2025). Vacant $14K —/— 1 tax lien
1647 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $167K —/— 1,728 1915 0
1649 N 56TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2019). Vacant $15K —/— 0 tax lien
1651 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $170K —/— 1,596 1915 0 tax lien
1653 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $172K —/— 1,704 1915 0 abated
1655 N 56TH ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $229K in 2022. Owner-occupied $294K 5/3 1,596 1915 1 tax lien
1657 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $181K —/— 1,596 1915 0 tax lien
1659 N 56TH ST Bought for $18K in 2017, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2017, sold for $115K in 2025 (+539%). Investor / LLC $260K —/— 1,596 1915 2 rented2 viol
1661 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $181K —/— 1,596 1915 0
1663 N 56TH ST Bought for $23K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $184K —/— 1,725 1915 2
1665 N 56TH ST Bought for $90K in 2022, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023, sold for $130K in 2024 (+44%). Investor / LLC $125K 5/1 1,596 1915 3
1667 N 56TH ST Bought for $5K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $268K 5/2 1,596 1915 2 tax lien
1668 N 56TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021); 3 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
1669 N 56TH ST sold $16K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2019). Investor / LLC $181K —/— 1,596 1915 1 rented
1670 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Absentee individual $130K 3/1 1,140 1915 0
1671 N 56TH ST Bought for $40K in 2009. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $184K —/— 1,719 1915 1 rented
1672 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,140 1915 0
1673 N 56TH ST L&I violation (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2016). Absentee individual $181K —/— 1,596 1915 0
1674 N 56TH ST Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,140 1915 0
1675 N 56TH ST Investor / LLC $181K —/— 1,596 1915 1
1676 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,275 1915 0 tax lien
1677 N 56TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $184K —/— 1,740 1915 0 abated
1678 N 56TH ST sold $38K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008); 4 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2019). Absentee individual $133K 3/1 1,226 1915 1 rented
1679 N 56TH ST built new under a 2023 permit. Vacant $20K —/— 0 tax lien
1680 N 56TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,140 1915 0 tax lien
1681 N 56TH ST sold $2K (2005); 4 L&I violations (2008). Absentee individual $216K —/— 1,704 1915 1 tax lien
1682 N 56TH ST Bought for $131K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,140 1915 2 rented3 violtax lien
1683 N 56TH ST sold $28K (2011); 3 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2018); 3 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2023). Investor / LLC $183K —/— 1,698 1915 1
1684 N 56TH ST Bought for $35K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $130K 3/1 1,140 1915 1 rented
1685 N 56TH ST Bought for $2K in 2013. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $110K —/— 1,596 1915 2
1686 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,140 1915 0 tax lien
1687 N 56TH ST Bought for $7K in 2002, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $100K in 2016 (+1329%). Owner-occupied $257K —/— 1,704 1915 4 tax lien
1689 N 56TH ST Bought for $42K in 2005, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020, sold for $255K in 2021 (+507%). Owner-occupied $281K 4/3 1,704 1915 4 tax lien
1691 N 56TH ST 2 L&I violations (2010); 6 L&I violations (2019). Absentee individual $119K —/— 1,704 1915 0 2 violtax lien
1693 N 56TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); 3 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $14K —/— 0
1695 N 56TH ST Bought for $41K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $183K —/— 1,596 1915 3 rentedtax lien
1697 N 56TH ST Bought for $14K in 2004. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $169K —/— 1,773 1915 2
1699 N 56TH ST L&I violation (2018); 9 L&I violations (2019); sold $1.4M (2020); 9 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $228K —/— 2,112 1915 1 4 viol

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

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