Who owns your block
1600 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 8 homes behind $33,504 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 134% since 2016, now about $121K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $121K — about 0.5× 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 | $121K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 38% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 123 reported crimes (65 violent) and 233 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
- $121K typical home, up +134% since 2016
- Tax bill $719 to $1,687 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.7M assessed, $35,745/yr to the city, about $1,233 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +134% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +135% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1617 S 55th St is assessed at $121K but pays $287 a year — about 17% of the $1,687 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 +8.1% 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 $234 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 26 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 15 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 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, S3 Enterprises Llc, carries 7 open violations across 77 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Enterprises Llc | 1 | 77 | $6.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ddh Fund Lp | 1 | 52 | $8.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Double K Partnership Lp | 1 | 4 | $482K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mach Properties Inc | 1 | 3 | $326K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Camelera Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $121K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1611 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1613 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1615 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2023. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1617 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1619 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1621 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); sold $2K (2020). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1623 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1625 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1627 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1629 S 55TH ST | Investor / LLC | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1631 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2019 → $219K in 2021 (+484%). | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/2 | 1,297 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1633 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $15K in 1999 → $71K in 2025 (+373%). | Absentee individual | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 5 | rentedtax lien |
| 1635 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2018, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $188K in 2020 (+318%). | Owner-occupied | $232K | 3/2 | 1,346 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1637 S 55TH ST Historysold $4K (2007); 8 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 1 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1639 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1641 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1643 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1645 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2023 → $193K in 2025 (+248%). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1647 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2016, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $55K in 2019 (+118%). | Investor / LLC | $131K | 3/1 | 1,268 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1649 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1651 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1653 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $70K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1655 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $110K in 2019 (+342%). | Absentee individual | $119K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1657 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $11K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $152K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1659 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1661 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1663 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $119K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1665 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Absentee individual | $119K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1667 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2014); 3 L&I violations (2016); sold $18K (2016); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12 (2017). | Owner-occupied | $77K | —/— | 1,320 | 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)