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Who owns your block

1600 block of N Sydenham St

An investor-heavy block: 59% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 6 open code violations and 1 home behind $132 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 99% since 2016, now about $207K. Property taxes are climbing about 22% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$207K
$63K–$828K
ZIP median $167K
Price / sq ft
$185
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $9K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 29
$61K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
3%
1 of 29
city 41%
Rentals
41%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
6
L&I code
▲ block 10% · city 5%
Back taxes
$132
1 of 29 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
7 homes · ZBA & boards
block 24% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax −$649
5 years
+42%
value · tax +$473
10 years
+99%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $207K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19121Philadelphia
Median home value$207K$167K$223K
Owner-occupied3%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 535 reported crimes (102 violent) and 150 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
535
102 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
150
31 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses212
Thefts105
Other Assaults60
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief21
Disorderly Conduct19
Motor Vehicle Theft17

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint37
Street Defect27
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Illegal Dumping13
Sanitation Violation12
License Complaint11

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
General George G Meade
1600 N 18th St · 256 students
High
Vaux Big Picture High School

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$500K$1.0M$207K2016: $104K2017: $104K2018: $140K2019: $144K2020: $146K2021: $146K2022: $146K2023: $194K2024: $194K2025: $190K2026: $190K2027: $207K2016202020232027

▲ +99% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,0152016: $2212017: $7672018: $1,0652019: $1,2402020: $1,5422021: $1,5422022: $1,5422023: $1,8462024: $1,8462025: $2,6642026: $2,6642027: $2,0152016202020232027

▲ +812% since 2016 · ~+22%/yr

6
6 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $61,081 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$2,319pays now $11,593at the full rate

1611 N Sydenham St is assessed at $828K but pays $2,319 a year — about 20% of the $11,593 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 199 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $199 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+99%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
0 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 33 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.3M$2.5M20042008201220162020
33arm's-length sales since 2003
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 29 parcels

Owner-occupied: 1Investor / LLC: 15Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 9 29parcels
  • Owner-occupied 1
  • Investor / LLC 15
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 9

Value distribution today

10 parcels5 parcels0 parcels3 parcels1 parcels0 parcels10 parcels
$63K$678K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Templarel Lp211$13Mphila.gov ↗
Beech Interplex Inc29$64Mphila.gov ↗
Dvora Properties Lp37$4.0Mphila.gov ↗
Jmt Apartments Llc17$2.9Mphila.gov ↗
Sydenham Homes Llc33$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Tjp1 Holdings Llc13$2.4Mphila.gov ↗
Laykin Holdings Llc13$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Platinum City Realty Llc12$806Kphila.gov ↗
1618 Sydenham Llc11$649Kphila.gov ↗
Tj Holdings 2 Llc11$621Kphila.gov ↗
Ttd Development Llc11$347Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 29 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1600 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $121K —/— 0
1602 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $119K —/— 0
1604 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $119K —/— 0
1606 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $119K —/— 0
1608 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $119K —/— 0
1609 N SYDENHAM ST Old house bought for $500K in 2015, demolished in 2016, then sold for $651K in 2020. Investor / LLC $678K 18/16 4,874 2017 3 rentedabatedtax lien
1610 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $66K in 2009 → $620K in 2018 (+840%). Investor / LLC $399K 8/8 2,103 2009 3 rented
1611 N SYDENHAM ST Old house bought for $500K in 2015, demolished in 2016, then sold for $573K in 2020. Investor / LLC $828K 12/12 4,480 2016 3 rentedabated
1612 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant land, last sold for $100K in 2003. Investor / LLC $429K 8/8 2,352 2014 1 rented
1613 N SYDENHAM ST Bought for $215K in 2007. Investor / LLC $677K 9/3 4,014 1920 3 rented
1614 N SYDENHAM ST Old house bought for $175K in 2013, demolished in 2014. Investor / LLC $647K 8/8 2,352 2014 1 rentedtax lien
1615 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $2.5M in 2021 → $2.5M in 2021 (+0%). Investor / LLC $671K 12/6 4,014 2009 3 rented
1616 N SYDENHAM ST Old house bought for $225K in 2020, demolished in 2022. Investor / LLC $720K 9/— 2,680 2023 1 abated
1617 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $2.5M in 2021 → $2.5M in 2021 (+0%). Investor / LLC $600K 12/6 4,014 2009 4 rented
1618 N SYDENHAM ST Old house bought for $130K in 2019, demolished in 2020. Owner-occupied $649K 9/8 2,274 2021 1 rentedabatedtax lien
1619 N SYDENHAM ST Old house bought for $77K in 2009, demolished in 2011. Investor / LLC $107K —/— 541 2011 1
1620 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $119K —/— 0 2 viol
1621 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $63K —/— 1
1622 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $119K —/— 0 2 viol
1624 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $119K —/— 0 2 viol
1626 N SYDENHAM ST Old house bought for $190K in 2020, demolished in 2019. Investor / LLC $621K 8/— 3,104 2023 1 abated
1628 N SYDENHAM ST Old house bought for $210K in 2018, demolished in 2018. Investor / LLC $611K 8/8 2,292 2019 1 abated
1629 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $185K —/— 1,680 2012 0
1630 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $275K in 2007 → $310K in 2016 (+13%). Investor / LLC $347K 4/3 1,505 1915 2 rented
1631 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $187K —/— 1,700 2012 0
1632 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant land, last sold for $200K in 2015. Investor / LLC $392K 7/4 2,038 2016 2 rented
1633 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $181K —/— 1,645 2010 0
1634 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $150K in 2007 → $1.4M in 2016 (+865%). Investor / LLC $207K 5/1 1,668 1915 2 rented
1635 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $181K —/— 1,645 2012 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)

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