Who owns your block
1800 block of S 56th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 5 homes behind $13,864 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 144% since 2016, now about $129K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $129K — about 0.6× 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 | $129K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 41% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 137 reported crimes (68 violent) and 176 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
- $129K typical home, up +144% since 2016
- Tax bill $739 to $1,062 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.8M assessed, $40,169/yr to the city, about $1,030 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +144% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +44% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1858 S 56th St is assessed at $129K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,806 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 +8.5% 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 $244 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 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Okh-Ph Owner Llc, carries 20 open violations across 83 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okh-Ph Owner Llc | 1 | 83 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jsm Holdings Llc | 1 | 11 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gwendolyn Ivey (individual) | 4 | 4 | $457K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Friends Convenience Store Inc | 1 | 1 | $88K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rolyat Llc | 1 | 1 | $129K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $91K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1802 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $76K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1804 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1806 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1808 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1810 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $76K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1812 S 56TH ST History7 L&I violations (2009). | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1814 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1816 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/2 | 1,088 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1818 S 56TH ST History4 L&I violations (2010). | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1820 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $3K in 2001 → $8.1M in 2021 (+269067%). | Investor / LLC | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1822 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1824 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $88K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1826 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1828 S 56TH ST Historysold $17K (2010); 13 L&I violations (2018); Appeal city affirmed (2019); Appeal city affirmed (2019). | Investor / LLC | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1830 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1831 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $23K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $150K | 4/1 | 1,668 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1832 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1833 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1834 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $78K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1835 S 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1836 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $34K in 2005 → $57K in 2008 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1837 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2007. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1838 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1839 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | —/— | 1,408 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1840 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1841 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,043 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1842 S 56TH ST Improved | Vacant | $24K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1843 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,043 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1844 S 56TH ST Improved | Vacant | $24K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1845 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,043 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 1846 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1848 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1850 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1852 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $11K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1854 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1856 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1858 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1860 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $78K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 0 | 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)