Who owns your block
200 block of S 56th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 72% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 14 open code violations and 11 homes behind $55,472 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 110% since 2016, now about $156K. 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 $156K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $156K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 48% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 147 reported crimes (47 violent) and 201 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
- $156K typical home, up +110% since 2016
- Tax bill $668 to $1,587 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.0M assessed, $77,170/yr to the city, about $1,543 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +110% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +138% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
265 S 56th St is assessed at $160K but pays $1,004 a year — about 45% of the $2,242 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +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 $210 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 49 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 50 parcels
- Owner-occupied 36
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bid Properties Llc, carries 15 open violations across 76 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Properties Llc | 1 | 76 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Poolside Ventures Inc | 1 | 49 | $6.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jaks Development Llc | 1 | 15 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sila Properties Llc | 1 | 14 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Neighborhomes Llc | 1 | 5 | $714K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust Hb10 | 1 | 2 | $331K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 222 S 56st Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $155K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sm Rentals Llc | 1 | 1 | $163K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Uddin Family Llc | 1 | 1 | $163K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 275 S 56th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $132K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 1998. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $154K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 216 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $160K | —/— | 1,424 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 218 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 220 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 222 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 224 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 226 S 56TH ST History3 L&I violations (2013); 3 L&I violations (2014); 5 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020). | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 228 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $217K in 2020 (+210%). | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/2 | 1,320 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 230 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $130K in 2026 (+333%). | Absentee individual | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 4 | 5 viol |
| 232 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 234 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 236 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 238 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $46K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 240 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 242 S 56TH ST New constructionBought for $88K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $193K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/2 | 1,320 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 244 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 246 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 248 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $166K | —/— | 1,320 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 249 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,306 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 250 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $160K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 251 S 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 252 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 253 S 56TH ST | Investor / LLC | $156K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 254 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 255 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2007, demolition permit in 2010, sold for $125K in 2023 (+257%). | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 256 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 257 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2008, sold for $155K in 2017 (+243%). | Owner-occupied | $199K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 258 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $79K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $165K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 259 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2018. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $108K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 260 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 261 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $156K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 262 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 263 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $150K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 264 S 56TH ST New constructionBought for $65K in 2007, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $330K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $265K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 265 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $160K | —/— | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 266 S 56TH ST History4 L&I violations (2008). | Owner-occupied | $219K | —/— | 1,484 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 267 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $133K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 268 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $88K in 2021 (+75%). | Investor / LLC | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 269 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 270 S 56TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 271 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 272 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $13K in 2002 → $135K in 2021 (+938%). | Investor / LLC | $163K | 4/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 273 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $156K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 274 S 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 275 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $105K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $132K | —/— | 1,856 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 276 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 278 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $21K in 2000 → $35K in 2016 (+65%). | Absentee individual | $219K | —/— | 1,484 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 280 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 282 S 56TH ST Historysold $65K (2009); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2017). | Absentee individual | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 284 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,484 | 1925 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)