Who owns your block
700 block of S 55th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 homes behind $149,796 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 127% since 2016, now about $159K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $159K — 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 | $159K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (28 violent) and 263 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
- $159K typical home, up +127% since 2016
- Tax bill $976 to $1,421 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.5M assessed, $54,550/yr to the city, about $1,559 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +127% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +46% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
728 S 55th St is assessed at $2.3M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $31,672 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 +7.7% 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 $227 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 42 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 28
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Blue Dot Properties Llc, carries 4 open violations across 6 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Dot Properties Llc | 1 | 6 | $805K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Maxli Acquisitions Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 714 South 55th Reno Llc | 1 | 1 | $159K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2011 → $100K in 2012 (+186%). | Owner-occupied | $204K | —/— | 2,550 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 701 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $188K | —/— | 1,930 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 702 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $159K | 4/1 | 1,475 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 703 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $31K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $124K in 2020 (+300%). | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,449 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 704 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2008). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,475 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 705 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $148K in 2021 → $266K in 2022 (+79%). | Owner-occupied | $258K | 4/1 | 1,449 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 706 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,475 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 707 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2004 → $95K in 2015 (+144%). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,449 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 708 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,475 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 709 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,449 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 710 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $44K in 2008 → $335K in 2025 (+661%). | Owner-occupied | $223K | 4/1 | 1,475 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 711 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,449 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 712 S 55TH ST History2 L&I violations (2023). | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,475 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 713 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2018. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $159K | 3/1 | 1,449 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 714 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $148K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,474 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 715 S 55TH ST Historysold $500 (2003); 4 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2017); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023). | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,449 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 716 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $203K | 3/1 | 1,475 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 717 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $172K | 4/1 | 1,752 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 718 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $103K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,475 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 719 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2008, use permit in 2009, sold for $187K in 2025 (+316%). | Absentee individual | $240K | 4/4 | 1,760 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 720 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $10K in 2000, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020, sold for $310K in 2023 (+3000%). | Owner-occupied | $259K | 3/3 | 1,476 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 721 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 722 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,475 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 723 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 724 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $54K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $190K in 2022 (+253%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,476 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 725 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $74K in 2018, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $310K in 2025 (+319%). | Owner-occupied | $255K | 3/3 | 1,352 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 726 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $47K in 2007, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $125K in 2008 (+164%). | Owner-occupied | $197K | 4/1 | 2,880 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 727 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 728 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $2.3M | —/— | 13,666 | 1960 | 0 | abated |
| 729 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 731 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $69K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 733 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $219K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 735 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $51K in 2000. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $217K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 737 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $68K in 2008, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $259K in 2024 (+279%). | Owner-occupied | $189K | 4/1 | 1,870 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 739 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $136K | 4/1 | 1,870 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)