Who owns your block
700 block of S 56th St
A mixed-ownership block: 35% owner-occupied, 35% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 1 home behind $3,812 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 216% since 2016, now about $216K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year.
- 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 $216K — about 1.0× 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 | $216K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 30% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 100 reported crimes (37 violent) and 300 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
- $216K typical home, up +216% since 2016
- Tax bill $945 to $2,129 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.6M assessed, $44,668/yr to the city, about $1,942 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +216% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +125% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
711 S 56th St is assessed at $331K but pays $1,151 a year — about 25% of the $4,629 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 +11% 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 $316 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 23 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Mchaya Llc, carries 7 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mchaya Llc | 1 | 48 | $6.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Phadc Scattered Sites Llc | 1 | 19 | $3.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City Block Acquisition Xi Llc | 1 | 15 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ag Housing Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Second Few Units Llc | 1 | 5 | $743K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jtp Investors 1 Llc | 1 | 4 | $228K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Db Terrapin Properties Ll | 1 | 2 | $412K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gg Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $216K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $27K in 2012. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $216K | 5/— | 1,862 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 703 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $149K | —/— | 1,862 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 705 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $216K | —/— | 1,862 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 707 S 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $216K | —/— | 1,862 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 709 S 56TH ST | Investor / LLC | $216K | —/— | 1,862 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 710 S 56TH ST History6 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Investor / LLC | $152K | 3/1 | 1,346 | 1920 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 711 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $331K | 4/2 | 1,862 | 1920 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 712 S 56TH ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2016, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $125K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,346 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 713 S 56TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2015). | Owner-occupied | $216K | —/— | 1,862 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 714 S 56TH ST History15 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2015). | Absentee individual | $152K | 3/1 | 1,346 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 715 S 56TH ST | Investor / LLC | $216K | —/— | 1,862 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 716 S 56TH ST New constructionBought for $58K in 2020, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $295K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $262K | 3/2 | 1,600 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 717 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $216K | —/— | 1,862 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 718 S 56TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $102K in 2026. | Absentee individual | $155K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 719 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2001 → $35K in 2004 (+135%). | Absentee individual | $216K | —/— | 1,862 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 720 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,346 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 721 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2020, change of use permit in 2021, sold for $240K in 2025 (+500%). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 4/2 | 1,862 | 1920 | 2 | 2 violtax lien |
| 722 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $68K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $205K in 2025 (+201%). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,346 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 723 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $216K | 4/2 | 1,862 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 724 S 56TH ST | Investor / LLC | $150K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 725 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $216K | —/— | 1,856 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 726 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $112K | —/— | 1,581 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 727 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $63K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $216K | —/— | 1,862 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)