Who owns your block
600 block of N 56th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 14 open code violations and 12 homes behind $67,086 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 103% since 2016, now about $139K. 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 $139K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below 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 | $139K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 152 reported crimes (82 violent) and 255 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
- $139K typical home, up +103% since 2016
- Tax bill $862 to $1,295 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.3M assessed, $64,660/yr to the city, about $1,243 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +103% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +50% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
662 N 56th St is assessed at $139K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,949 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 +6.6% 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 $203 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 46 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 52 parcels
- Owner-occupied 36
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 11
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Victorias Properties Llc, carries 2 open violations across 23 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorias Properties Llc | 1 | 23 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Avi Flats Llc | 1 | 15 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Investments Rossce Inc | 1 | 4 | $400K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mahogany Development Group Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Graham Property Development Llc | 1 | 3 | $560K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 601 Real Property Llc | 1 | 1 | $112K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kile Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $124K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Angelfire Assets Llc | 1 | 1 | $130K | phila.gov ↗ |
| I B N B Llc | 1 | 1 | $177K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $71K in 2018. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $112K | —/— | 1,644 | 1925 | 1 | 3 viol |
| 603 N 56TH ST Historysold $1K (2006); L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2017). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 605 N 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $124K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 607 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 609 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $171K | —/— | 1,376 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 611 N 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1925 | 0 | abated3 violtax lien |
| 612 N 56TH ST Historysold $28K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Owner-occupied | $141K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 613 N 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2017 → $105K in 2026 (+50%). | Investor / LLC | $124K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1925 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 614 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 615 N 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2018). | Absentee individual | $133K | —/— | 1,697 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 616 N 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 617 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $130K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 618 N 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2023 → $125K in 2023 (+89%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | —/— | 1,610 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 619 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $130K | 4/1 | 1,612 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 620 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 621 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $130K | 4/1 | 1,612 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 622 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2016. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 623 N 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2009, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $90K in 2011 (+356%). | Owner-occupied | $166K | 4/1 | 1,612 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 624 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 625 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $135K | 4/1 | 1,612 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 626 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $143K | 4/1 | 1,738 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 627 N 56TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2021 → $72K in 2023 (+3%). | Investor / LLC | $130K | 4/1 | 1,612 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 628 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 629 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $130K | 4/1 | 1,612 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 630 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 631 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,490 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 632 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 634 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $27K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $139K | —/— | 1,610 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 636 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 638 N 56TH ST History5 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12 (2016). | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 2,026 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 640 N 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $27K in 2017 → $75K in 2022 (+178%). | Absentee individual | $139K | 3/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 641 N 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $106K | —/— | 1,824 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 642 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 643 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $132K | 4/1 | 1,676 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 644 N 56TH ST Historysold $88K (2023); 6 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 645 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $132K | 4/1 | 1,676 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 646 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $84K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 647 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $137K | 4/1 | 1,676 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 648 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 649 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $137K | 4/1 | 1,676 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 650 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $189K | —/— | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 651 N 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $19K in 2003 → $79K in 2026 (+304%). | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,676 | 1925 | 4 | 8 viol |
| 652 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 653 N 56TH ST | Investor / LLC | $223K | 4/2 | 1,676 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 654 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $59K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $96K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 655 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $132K | 4/1 | 1,676 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 656 N 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $50K in 2004 → $236K in 2021 (+373%). | Investor / LLC | $177K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 657 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 4/1 | 1,726 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 658 N 56TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); sold $90K (2025). | Absentee individual | $189K | —/— | 1,610 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 659 N 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $136K | 4/1 | 1,808 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 660 N 56TH ST History4 L&I violations (2016); sold $50K (2019). | Investor / LLC | $141K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 662 N 56TH ST New constructionBought for $34K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $54K in 2005. | Absentee individual | $139K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)