Who owns your block
100 block of W Sylvania St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 8 homes behind $64,257 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 74% since 2016, now about $205K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $205K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19144 median of $201K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $205K | $201K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 78 reported crimes (34 violent) and 129 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
- $205K typical home, up +74% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,284 to $1,496 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $107,993/yr to the city, about $2,118 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +74% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +17% since 2016 · ~+1%/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 +5.1% 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 $174 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 44 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 29 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 51 parcels
- Owner-occupied 43
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, For Real Estate Llc, carries 2 open violations across 10 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Real Estate Llc | 1 | 10 | $522K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Prec Homes Lp | 1 | 1 | $205K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $206K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 111 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2017 → $245K in 2019 (+308%). | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/2 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | tax lien |
| 112 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 113 W SYLVANIA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2003 → $164K in 2015 (+134%). | Owner-occupied | $277K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 114 W SYLVANIA ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2007). | Absentee individual | $229K | —/— | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 115 W SYLVANIA ST | Absentee individual | $208K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 116 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/2 | 1,792 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 117 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $43K in 2009 → $155K in 2009 (+260%). | Owner-occupied | $208K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 118 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 119 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $207K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 120 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 121 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $69K in 2017 → $245K in 2018 (+254%). | Owner-occupied | $306K | 4/3 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 122 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 123 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $207K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 124 W SYLVANIA ST | Absentee individual | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 125 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $207K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 126 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | —/— | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 127 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $207K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 128 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 129 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $207K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 130 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2016 → $180K in 2017 (+800%). | Owner-occupied | $270K | 5/2 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 131 W SYLVANIA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $26K in 2002 → $2.2M in 2006 (+8259%). | Absentee individual | $134K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 3 | rented |
| 132 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 133 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $206K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 134 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2005 → $103K in 2005 (+128%). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 135 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2019 → $320K in 2021 (+204%). | Owner-occupied | $307K | 3/2 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 136 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $270K | 5/2 | 1,792 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 137 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2022 → $315K in 2022 (+110%). | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/2 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | tax lien |
| 138 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 139 W SYLVANIA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $18K in 2004 → $159K in 2023 (+783%). | Owner-occupied | $206K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 140 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 141 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2015 → $170K in 2016 (+240%). | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 142 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 143 W SYLVANIA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $2K in 2014 → $170K in 2015 (+8395%). | Owner-occupied | $274K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 144 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 145 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 146 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2007 → $130K in 2007 (+63%). | Absentee individual | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 147 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 148 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 149 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 150 W SYLVANIA ST | Vacant | $25K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 151 W SYLVANIA ST Improved | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 152 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 153 W SYLVANIA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $17K in 1999 → $125K in 2010 (+635%). | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 4 | |
| 154 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2004 → $84K in 2004 (+155%). | Absentee individual | $202K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | 5 viol |
| 155 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 156 W SYLVANIA ST TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2019 → $265K in 2020 (+141%). | Owner-occupied | $299K | 3/2 | 1,792 | 1900 | 2 | tax lien |
| 157 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 158-60 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | 4/1 | 2,712 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 159 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 161 W SYLVANIA ST | Owner-occupied | $217K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1900 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)