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Who owns your block

1900 block of S 57th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 homes behind $36,254 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 177% since 2016, now about $144K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$144K
$131K–$247K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$90
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$215K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $144K
Tax / yr
$724
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
77%
27 of 35
city 41%
Rentals
17%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$36K
5 of 35 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$294
5 years
+115%
value · tax +$240
10 years
+177%
value · tax +$359

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 $144K — 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 blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$144K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied57%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 140 reported crimes (61 violent) and 183 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
140
61 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
183
50 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults44
All Other Offenses24
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief17
Thefts14
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Burglary Residential6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint47
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection27
Abandoned Vehicle23
Illegal Dumping19
Street Defect10
Sanitation Violation9

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
Weir Mitchell
5500 Kingsessing Ave · 271 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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$100K$200K$144K2016: $52K2017: $52K2018: $52K2019: $55K2020: $67K2021: $67K2022: $67K2023: $93K2024: $93K2025: $131K2026: $131K2027: $144K2016202020232027

▲ +177% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$7242016: $3652017: $3652018: $3302019: $4102020: $4842021: $4842022: $4842023: $9102024: $9952025: $4302026: $4302027: $7242016202020232027

▲ +98% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 277 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $277 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+177%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.2 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 31 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
31arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
19homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 35 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 6 35parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

17 parcels0 parcels13 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$131K$167K+

The block's largest owner, New Edge Investments Llc, carries 2 open violations across 9 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
New Edge Investments Llc19$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Vp & Sons Llc11$144Kphila.gov ↗
Lima One Capital Llc11$144Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 35 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1911 S 57TH ST Bought for $65K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $152K 3/1 1,484 1920 1
1912 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,476 1920 0
1913 S 57TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 0 tax lien
1914 S 57TH ST L&I violation (2010); 2 L&I violations (2015). Absentee individual $131K 3/1 1,450 1920 0
1915 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 1
1916 S 57TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 0 tax lien
1917 S 57TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 0
1918 S 57TH ST Traded 2×: $29K in 2005 → $80K in 2005 (+180%). Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 2
1919 S 57TH ST Traded 2×: $23K in 2004 → $32K in 2009 (+39%). Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 2
1920 S 57TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 0
1921 S 57TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 0
1922 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 0
1923 S 57TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 0
1924 S 57TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 0
1925 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 0
1926 S 57TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 0
1927 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 0
1928 S 57TH ST Traded 2×: $21K in 2004 → $74K in 2004 (+252%). Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 2
1929 S 57TH ST Absentee individual $167K 3/3 1,368 1920 0
1930 S 57TH ST L&I violation (2011). Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 0
1931 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 0
1932 S 57TH ST Bought for $40K in 2001, mechanical permit in 2008, sold for $110K in 2013 (+175%). Owner-occupied $131K 4/1 1,450 1925 3
1933 S 57TH ST Bought for $50K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $360K in 2021 (+620%). Investor / LLC $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 5 rentedtax lien
1934 S 57TH ST Bought for $79K in 2021, alterations permit in 2022, sold for $190K in 2022 (+140%). Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 2
1935 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 0
1936 S 57TH ST Bought for $50K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. Absentee individual $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 1 rented
1937 S 57TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); sold $86K (2022). Investor / LLC $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 1 rentedtax lien
1938 S 57TH ST Bought for $55K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Absentee individual $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 2 rentedtax lien
1939 S 57TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,368 1920 0 tax lien
1940 S 57TH ST Bought for $12K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $215K in 2026 (+1692%). Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 3 tax lien
1941 S 57TH ST Bought for $42K in 2018, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $210K in 2024 (+400%). Owner-occupied $247K 3/2 1,368 1920 2
1942 S 57TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2016. Absentee individual $131K 3/1 1,450 1925 0 rented
1943 S 57TH ST Bought for $119K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,368 1920 1
1944 S 57TH ST Bought for $7K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $134K 4/1 1,600 1925 1 tax lien
1945 S 57TH ST Traded 2×: $61K in 2005 → $77K in 2018 (+26%). Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,835 1920 2 rented

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

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