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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $144K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 57% | 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.
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
- $144K typical home, up +177% since 2016
- Tax bill $365 to $724 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.0M assessed, $42,175/yr to the city, about $1,205 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +177% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +98% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, New Edge Investments Llc, carries 2 open violations across 9 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Edge Investments Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vp & Sons Llc | 1 | 1 | $144K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lima One Capital Llc | 1 | 1 | $144K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1914 S 57TH ST HistoryL&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 History2 L&I violations (2013). | Owner-occupied | $131K | 3/1 | 1,450 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1917 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1918 S 57TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $29K in 2005 → $80K in 2005 (+180%). | Owner-occupied | $131K | 3/1 | 1,450 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1919 S 57TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2004 → $32K in 2009 (+39%). | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1920 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $131K | 3/1 | 1,450 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1921 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1924 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner 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 ImprovedOwner 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 TradedTraded 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 HistoryL&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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 History2 L&I violations (2008); sold $86K (2022). | Investor / LLC | $144K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1938 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1940 S 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $131K | 3/1 | 1,450 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1943 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $119K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1944 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 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)