Who owns your block
900 block of S 57th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 2 homes behind $11,931 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 134% since 2016, now about $153K. 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 $153K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with 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 | $153K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 73% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 224 reported crimes (54 violent) and 223 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
- $153K typical home, up +134% since 2016
- Tax bill $494 to $735 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.7M assessed, $12,215/yr to the city, about $1,110 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +134% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +49% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
910 S 57th St is assessed at $106K but pays $77 a year — about 5% of the $1,477 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 +8% 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 $234 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 8 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 11 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bell Town Properties Llc, carries 9 open violations across 42 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Town Properties Llc | 1 | 42 | $6.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2011. Owner pulled a use permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 902 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Investor / LLC | $153K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 904 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 906 S 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $37K in 2001, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $112K in 2017 (+203%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 908 S 57TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2015); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $127K | —/— | 1,288 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 910 S 57TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1920 | 0 | abated4 viol |
| 912 S 57TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $118K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 914 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 916 S 57TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $43K in 2015 → $117K in 2016 (+175%). | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 918 S 57TH ST History3 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2012). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 920 S 57TH ST | Absentee individual | $153K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1920 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)