House report

1212 S 56th St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,290 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$206K OPA value, not a listing price
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1 violation row marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case 697995

Vacant Structure License

IN VIOLATION

Opened Jul 30, 2019 · Latest inspection FAILED · Nov 10, 2020

  • Vacant Structure License9-3905

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$125K$250KZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$203K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record51 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseCity Block Acquisition IX, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  6. PermitNew Construction
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. PermitAlterations
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  13. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  14. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  15. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  16. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionCSUFINAL
  20. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  21. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  22. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  23. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  24. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  25. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  26. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  27. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  28. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  29. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  30. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  31. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12
  32. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  33. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  37. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  38. L&I violationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC
  39. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  40. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  41. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  44. L&I violationEXT S-ACC DEV REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  45. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  46. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  47. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  48. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  49. L&I violationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC
  50. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  51. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · active rental license · 1 L&I violation row marked OPEN · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $13K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$601/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $42,927 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $203,200. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 513141300
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $42,927 of $206,400 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $12,720.21 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2005$925.73 total · $0.00 principal · $621.70 interest · $52.37 penalty2006$1,381.36 total · $547.01 principal · $682.69 interest · $52.37 penalty2007$1,523.95 total · $748.12 principal · $617.20 interest · $52.37 penalty2008$1,475.86 total · $760.29 principal · $558.81 interest · $53.22 penalty2009$1,403.32 total · $760.29 principal · $490.38 interest · $53.22 penalty2010$1,330.80 total · $760.29 principal · $421.96 interest · $53.22 penalty2011$1,380.71 total · $835.54 principal · $388.53 interest · $58.49 penalty2012$1,350.31 total · $867.74 principal · $325.40 interest · $60.74 penalty2013$1,312.33 total · $898.93 principal · $256.19 interest · $62.93 penalty2016$635.84 total · $500.64 principal · $7.50 interest · $5.01 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 roll shows a partial assessment exemption. The annual difference is measurable; the reason for it and what happens after a sale are not established here.

Using OPA's taxable amount ~$601/year

$42,927 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$2,288/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$2,889/year

$206,400 scenario basis

The assessment roll does not identify
  • Legal basis or program
  • Approval or expiration date
  • Treatment after a sale
  • Current Tax Center balance
Show the assessment math 2026: ($206,400 assessed − $163,473 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $601/year Full-assessment scenario: $206,400 × 1.3998% ≈ $2,889/year

Do not treat the full-assessment scenario as inevitable or assume the current relief transfers. Obtain the approval history and verify the live Tax Center account before relying on either number.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,290 sqft livable area
Lot
1,184 sqft
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

City Block Acq Ix LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 6 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.2M combined
• Tax bills mail to 1602 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19125
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

1200 block of S 56th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1210 S 56th St  ·  1214 S 56th St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 27, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

City Block Acquisition IX, LLCActive

Rental · Initial issue date Nov 19, 2020 · Filed expiration Nov 18, 2026

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 51 dated rows
  1. License issue eventCity Block Acquisition IX, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 855926 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 697995 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 697995 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 697995 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2020-003158 · Completed

    Total rewire of house to code. Install switches, outlets, lights, smoke detectors, etc... Install a 100 amp Service as per 2014 NEC building permit 1022345 dictates 500sq ft of work.

  6. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1047236 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 697995 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  8. PermitAlterations

    Permit 1038159 · Completed

    INSTALL 9 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 697995 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 1022345 · Completed

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS JOIST REPLACEMENT STAIR OPENING- NEW ROOF FOR COVERED PORCH

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 697994 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  12. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 697995 · Violation 211967427 · Code 9-3905 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  13. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 697994 · Violation 5125814 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  14. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 697994 · Violation 5125815 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  15. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 697994 · Violation 5125808 · Code PM15-108.2 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  16. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 697994 · Violation 5125810 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 697994 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 697995 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  19. InvestigationCSUFINAL

    Case 520580 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  20. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  21. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  22. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  23. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  24. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  25. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  26. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  27. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  28. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  29. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  30. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 520580 · Violation 5111305 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  31. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12

    Case 520580 · Violation 5111306 · Code PM15-304.1L · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  32. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 520580 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  33. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 425510 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 425510 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 425510 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  36. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 425510 · Violation 3265716 · Code PM-305.3/3 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  37. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 425510 · Violation 3265714 · Code PM-304.4/1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  38. ViolationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC

    Case 425510 · Violation 3265715 · Code PM-304.5/3 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  39. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 127892 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 425510 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  41. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 321823 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  42. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 321823 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  43. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 321823 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  44. ViolationEXT S-ACC DEV REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 321823 · Violation 2503550 · Code PM-304.5/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  45. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 321823 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  46. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 127892 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  47. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 127892 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  48. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 127892 · Violation 1985262 · Code PM-305.3/3 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  49. ViolationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC

    Case 127892 · Violation 1985261 · Code PM-304.5/3 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  50. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 127892 · Violation 1985260 · Code PM-304.4/1 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  51. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 127892 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 6:54 PM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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