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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.

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
$139K
$84K–$223K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$86
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$90K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $139K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 52
$37K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
69%
36 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
10%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
14
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$67K
12 of 52 behind
▲ block 23% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$193
5 years
+151%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+103%
value · tax +$341

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 $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 blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$139K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied46%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.

Crimes · 12mo
152
82 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
255
54 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults58
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief20
Thefts13
Aggravated Assault No Firearm11
All Other Offenses11
Fraud8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection62
Maintenance Complaint41
Abandoned Vehicle28
Street Defect22
Illegal Dumping21
Sanitation Violation13

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
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 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$100K$200K$139K2016: $69K2017: $69K2018: $69K2019: $53K2020: $55K2021: $55K2022: $55K2023: $87K2024: $87K2025: $126K2026: $126K2027: $139K2016202020232027

▲ +103% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2952016: $8622017: $9542018: $7402019: $2832020: $1932021: $1892022: $2002023: $1202024: $1282025: $8952026: $1,1022027: $1,2952016202020232027

▲ +50% 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 $37,446 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%
$0pays now $1,949at the full rate

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

7810025020162019202220252027This block 203 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+103%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.1 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 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

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
46arm's-length sales since 2002
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
28homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 36Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 11 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 36
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 11

Value distribution today

2 parcels2 parcels6 parcels34 parcels0 parcels2 parcels6 parcels
$84K$189K+

The block's largest owner, Victorias Properties Llc, carries 2 open violations across 23 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Victorias Properties Llc123$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
Avi Flats Llc115$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Investments Rossce Inc14$400Kphila.gov ↗
Mahogany Development Group Llc13$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Graham Property Development Llc13$560Kphila.gov ↗
601 Real Property Llc11$112Kphila.gov ↗
Kile Holdings Llc11$124Kphila.gov ↗
Angelfire Assets Llc11$130Kphila.gov ↗
I B N B Llc11$177Kphila.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

$0$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
601 N 56TH ST Bought 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 sold $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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $171K —/— 1,376 1925 0
611 N 56TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,376 1925 0 abated3 violtax lien
612 N 56TH ST sold $28K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $141K 4/1 1,664 1925 1 tax lien
613 N 56TH ST Traded 3×: $70K in 2017 → $105K in 2026 (+50%). Investor / LLC $124K 3/1 1,376 1925 3 rentedtax lien
614 N 56TH ST Bought 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 2 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 Bought for $25K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $130K 4/1 1,548 1925 1
618 N 56TH ST Traded 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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $130K 4/1 1,612 1925 0 tax lien
622 N 56TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Owner 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 Traded 2×: $70K in 2021 → $72K in 2023 (+3%). Investor / LLC $130K 4/1 1,612 1925 2 rented
628 N 56TH ST Bought for $20K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $139K 4/1 1,610 1925 3
629 N 56TH ST Owner 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 Owner 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 Bought 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 5 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12 (2016). Owner-occupied $209K —/— 2,026 1925 0
640 N 56TH ST Traded 3×: $27K in 2017 → $75K in 2022 (+178%). Absentee individual $139K 3/1 1,610 1925 3 tax lien
641 N 56TH ST built 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 sold $88K (2023); 6 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $139K 4/1 1,610 1925 1
645 N 56TH ST Bought 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 Owner 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 Owner 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 Traded 4×: $19K in 2003 → $79K in 2026 (+304%). Owner-occupied $137K 3/1 1,676 1925 4 8 viol
652 N 56TH ST Owner 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 Bought 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 Traded 4×: $50K in 2004 → $236K in 2021 (+373%). Investor / LLC $177K 4/1 1,610 1925 4 rented
657 N 56TH ST Bought for $40K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $134K 4/1 1,726 1925 1
658 N 56TH ST 2 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 4 L&I violations (2016); sold $50K (2019). Investor / LLC $141K 4/1 1,664 1925 1 rented
662 N 56TH ST Bought for $34K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $54K in 2005. Absentee individual $139K 4/1 1,610 1925 2 abated

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

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