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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.

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
$421K
$19K–$720K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$174
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$540K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $421K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 34
$32K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
50%
16 of 34
city 41%
Rentals
26%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$20K
3 of 34 behind
▼ block 9% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 9% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-8%
value · tax −$368
5 years
+64%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+70%
value · tax +$2K

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 $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 blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$421K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied35%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.

Crimes · 12mo
23
3 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
88
9 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft9
Theft from Vehicle4
All Other Offenses3
Other Assaults3
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE1
Fraud1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection55
Maintenance Complaint10
Other (Streets)7
Construction Complaints3
License Complaint3
Street Defect2

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
Samuel Gompers
5701 Wynnefield Ave · 236 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$250K$500K$421K2016: $248K2017: $248K2018: $248K2019: $249K2020: $257K2021: $257K2022: $257K2023: $290K2024: $290K2025: $457K2026: $458K2027: $421K2016202020232027

▲ +70% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$4,9462016: $3,3462017: $3,1082018: $3,1082019: $3,1992020: $3,2012021: $3,2012022: $3,3432023: $3,4692024: $3,5012025: $5,3142026: $5,3142027: $4,9462016202020232027

▲ +48% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

4
4 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $31,929 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$4,099pays now $10,079at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 170 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+70%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.6 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 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

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
26arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 34 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 4 34parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

4 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels5 parcels14 parcels11 parcels
$19K$534K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Realty Plus Llc16$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Steven Brannan (individual)24$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
University Rentals Llc14$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Judy Llc13$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
56st Properties Two Llc22$933Kphila.gov ↗
Brannan Homes Llc11$351Kphila.gov ↗
56 Street Properties Llc11$402Kphila.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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2416 N 56TH ST Traded 2×: $262K in 2010 → $317K in 2020 (+21%). Absentee individual $400K 4/2 2,252 1925 2 rented
2417 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $484K —/— 2,780 1925 0 tax lien
2418 N 56TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 sold $260K (2022); L&I violation (2022). Investor / LLC $351K 4/2 2,634 1925 1 rented
2423R N 56TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019). Vacant $19K —/— 0 tax lien
2423 N 56TH ST demolished in 2010 and rebuilt (2022). Absentee individual $720K —/— 3,138 2024 0 rentedabated
2424 N 56TH ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. Absentee individual $484K —/— 2,780 1925 0
2428 N 56TH ST Owner 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 Traded 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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $429K 4/1 2,634 1925 0
2436 N 56TH ST built 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 Bought for $390K in 2007. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $515K —/— 3,032 1925 1
2444 N 56TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $402K 4/1 2,274 1925 0
2446 N 56TH ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $456K —/— 2,376 1925 0
2448 N 56TH ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $514K —/— 2,508 1925 1
2450 N 56TH ST Bought for $303K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $412K 4/3 2,274 1925 3

Neighborhood

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

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