Who owns your block
1700 block of N 55th St
A mixed-ownership block: 36% owner-occupied, 36% investor-held, with 21 open code violations and 8 homes behind $49,623 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 142% since 2016, now about $163K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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 $163K — about 0.7× 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 | $163K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 14% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 67 reported crimes (42 violent) and 170 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
- $163K typical home, up +142% since 2016
- Tax bill $883 to $880 a year, 0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.0M assessed, $33,129/yr to the city, about $1,506 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +142% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ 0% since 2016 · ~0%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1700 N 55th St is assessed at $241K but pays $894 a year — about 26% of the $3,378 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 +8.4% 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 $242 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 19 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Land Bank (individual) | 2 | 2498 | $133M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Stable Genius Llc | 1 | 51 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Neighborhood Gardens Trus (individual) | 2 | 36 | $4.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Neighborhood Gardens Trust | 3 | 28 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| West Philly Llc | 1 | 2 | $456K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 919 Ventures Llc | 1 | 1 | $218K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Back Bloc Inc | 1 | 1 | $212K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Backbloc Inc | 1 | 1 | $185K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 N 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $241K | —/— | 3,100 | 1915 | 1 | abated3 viol |
| 1701 N 55TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2009 and rebuilt (2020). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1702 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2021. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $313K | —/— | 3,352 | 1915 | 1 | 9 viol |
| 1703 N 55TH ST Improved | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1704 N 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009); 2 L&I violations (2016); sold $65K (2025). | Absentee individual | $234K | —/— | 1,798 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1705 N 55TH ST Improved | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1706 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $3K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $141K | —/— | 1,798 | 1915 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1707 N 55TH ST Improved | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1708 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $187K | —/— | 3,330 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1709 N 55TH ST History3 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); sold $36K (2022). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1710 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $133K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $218K | —/— | 3,330 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1711 N 55TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1712 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $219K | —/— | 2,118 | 1915 | 4 | tax lien |
| 1713 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $228K | —/— | 1,970 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1714 N 55TH ST Historysold $10K (2017); 9 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). | Owner-occupied | $212K | —/— | 1,964 | 1915 | 1 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1715 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2017. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $185K | 4/1 | 1,970 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1716 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2005. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $277K | —/— | 2,781 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1717 N 55TH ST Improved | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1718 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $349K in 2025, zoning admin review permit in 2016, sold for $349K in 2025 (+958%). | Owner-occupied | $311K | —/— | 3,181 | 1960 | 3 | rented4 viol |
| 1719 N 55TH ST Improved | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1721 N 55TH ST Improved | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1723 N 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $62K | —/— | 1,126 | 1925 | 1 | 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)