Who owns your block
800 block of S 55th St
A mixed-ownership block: 33% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 6 open code violations and 1 home behind $16,345 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 44% since 2016, now about $118K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $118K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below 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 | $118K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 82 reported crimes (25 violent) and 226 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
- $118K typical home, up +44% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,146 to $1,652 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.7M assessed, $78,683/yr to the city, about $8,743 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +44% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +44% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.4% 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 $144 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 11 arm's-length sales since 2008. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 9 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Unicity Properties Llc, carries 2 open violations across 2 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicity Properties Llc | 2 | 2 | $4.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Stephen Ngo (individual) | 2 | 2 | $121K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 800 South 55th Llc | 1 | 1 | $492K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 9 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800-18 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014); 11 L&I violations (2023); 12 L&I violations (2024); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $492K | —/— | 19,360 | 1997 | 0 | rented3 viol |
| 820 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. | Vacant | $52K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 832 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $23K in 2015. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $61K | —/— | 756 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 834 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $6K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $30K | —/— | 448 | 1920 | 4 | 1 viol |
| 840 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $867K | —/— | 16,129 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 845 S 55TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2022). | Investor / LLC | $3.1M | —/— | 40,894 | 1930 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 853-73 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Investor / LLC | $942K | —/— | 12,900 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 876R S 55TH ST | Vacant | $3K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 876 S 55TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); sold $20K (2011); 2 L&I violations (2021). | Absentee individual | $118K | 4/1 | 1,714 | 1920 | 1 | 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)