Who owns your block
2400 block of N 56th St
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 3 homes behind $19,585 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 70% since 2016, now about $421K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $421K — about 1.9× 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 | $421K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 23 reported crimes (3 violent) and 88 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
- $421K typical home, up +70% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,346 to $4,946 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $158,065/yr to the city, about $4,649 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +70% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +48% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2423 N 56th St is assessed at $720K but pays $4,099 a year — about 41% of the $10,079 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.9% 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 $170 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realty Plus Llc | 1 | 6 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Steven Brannan (individual) | 2 | 4 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| University Rentals Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Judy Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 56st Properties Two Llc | 2 | 2 | $933K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brannan Homes Llc | 1 | 1 | $351K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 56 Street Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $402K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2416 N 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $262K in 2010 → $317K in 2020 (+21%). | Absentee individual | $400K | 4/2 | 2,252 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2417 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $484K | —/— | 2,780 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2418 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $305K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $384K | 4/2 | 2,472 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 2419 N 56TH ST New constructionBought for $90K in 2007, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $55K in 2010. | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 2419R N 56TH ST | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2420 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $402K | 4/1 | 2,634 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2421 N 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $175K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $400K in 2020 (+129%). | Absentee individual | $472K | 8/4 | 3,140 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2421R N 56TH ST | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2422 N 56TH ST Historysold $260K (2022); L&I violation (2022). | Investor / LLC | $351K | 4/2 | 2,634 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 2423R N 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2423 N 56TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2010 and rebuilt (2022). | Absentee individual | $720K | —/— | 3,138 | 2024 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 2424 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $243K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $534K | 4/3 | 2,634 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 2425 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $430K | —/— | 3,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2426 N 56TH ST | Investor / LLC | $376K | 4/3 | 2,274 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 2427 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $484K | —/— | 2,780 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2428 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $375K | 4/1 | 2,274 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2429 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $512K | —/— | 3,140 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2430 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $416K | 4/1 | 2,634 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2431 N 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $370K in 2019 → $540K in 2025 (+46%). | Owner-occupied | $540K | 5/3 | 3,140 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2432 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $426K | 4/1 | 2,634 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2433-37 N 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $470K | —/— | 1,939 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2434 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $429K | 4/1 | 2,634 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2436 N 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $429K | 4/1 | 2,634 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2438 N 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $402K | 4/1 | 2,274 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2439-41 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $436K | —/— | 2,090 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2440 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $509K | —/— | 2,634 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2442 N 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $372K | 4/1 | 2,274 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2443-45 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $390K in 2007. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $515K | —/— | 3,032 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2444 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $402K | 4/1 | 2,274 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2446 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $402K | 4/1 | 2,274 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2447 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $456K | —/— | 2,376 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2448 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $215K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $399K | 4/3 | 2,274 | 1925 | 1 | rented1 viol |
| 2449-55 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $514K | —/— | 2,508 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2450 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $303K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $412K | 4/3 | 2,274 | 1925 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)