Who owns your block
500 block of S 56th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 64% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 9 homes behind $78,303 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 118% since 2016, now about $162K. 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 $162K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above 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 | $162K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 53% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (41 violent) and 215 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
- $162K typical home, up +118% since 2016
- Tax bill $967 to $1,493 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.0M assessed, $57,026/yr to the city, about $1,584 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +118% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +54% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
528 S 56th St is assessed at $238K but pays $1,334 a year — about 40% of the $3,334 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.3% 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 $218 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 40 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, American Property Investm, carries 1 open violation across 18 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Property Investm | 1 | 18 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Maharani Investments Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vin Partners, Llc | 1 | 5 | $630K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Top Quality Executives Llc | 1 | 1 | $238K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Abelil Llc | 1 | 1 | $149K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Grandeur Beginning Llc | 1 | 1 | $19K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $172K | 4/1 | 1,666 | 1960 | 0 | tax lien |
| 501 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $171K | 3/2 | 1,650 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 502 S 56TH ST | Investor / LLC | $165K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 503 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $162K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 504 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $165K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 505 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $162K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 506 S 56TH ST Historysold $34K (2005); L&I violation (2017). | Absentee individual | $165K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 507 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 508 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $165K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 509 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $26K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $162K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 510 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 511 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 512 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $27K in 2002 → $51K in 2003 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 513 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $71K in 2005 → $42K in 2010 (-41%). | Investor / LLC | $162K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 514 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $151K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 515 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 516 S 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014); sold $9K (2014). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 517 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2020 → $262K in 2021 (+424%). | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/3 | 1,392 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 518 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $12K in 2011. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $158K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 519 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $117K in 2018 → $245K in 2021 (+110%). | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 520 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 521 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $17K in 2006 → $68K in 2014 (+300%). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 522 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $49K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $101K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 523 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 524 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 525 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $157K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 526 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $56K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $135K in 2016 (+143%). | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 527 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 528 S 56TH ST New constructionBought for $33K in 2004, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $120K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $238K | 3/2 | 1,284 | 1925 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 529 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2001 → $265K in 2021 (+5200%). | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/2 | 1,500 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 530 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $28K in 2006 → $285K in 2021 (+918%). | Owner-occupied | $238K | 3/2 | 1,284 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 532 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $165K | 4/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 534 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $165K | 4/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 536 S 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2000 → $17K in 2000 (+70%). | Investor / LLC | $149K | 3/1 | 1,304 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 538 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,304 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 540 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)