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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $207K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 3% | 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.
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
- $207K typical home, up +99% since 2016
- Tax bill $221 to $2,015 a year, +22%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $83,545/yr to the city, about $2,881 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +99% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +812% since 2016 · ~+22%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 15
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templarel Lp | 2 | 11 | $13M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Beech Interplex Inc | 2 | 9 | $64M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dvora Properties Lp | 3 | 7 | $4.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jmt Apartments Llc | 1 | 7 | $2.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sydenham Homes Llc | 3 | 3 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tjp1 Holdings Llc | 1 | 3 | $2.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Laykin Holdings Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Platinum City Realty Llc | 1 | 2 | $806K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1618 Sydenham Llc | 1 | 1 | $649K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tj Holdings 2 Llc | 1 | 1 | $621K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ttd Development Llc | 1 | 1 | $347K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Torn down & rebuiltOld 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 TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2009 → $620K in 2018 (+840%). | Investor / LLC | $399K | 8/8 | 2,103 | 2009 | 3 | rented |
| 1611 N SYDENHAM ST Torn down & rebuiltOld 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 LandVacant land, last sold for $100K in 2003. | Investor / LLC | $429K | 8/8 | 2,352 | 2014 | 1 | rented |
| 1613 N SYDENHAM ST ImprovedBought for $215K in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $677K | 9/3 | 4,014 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1614 N SYDENHAM ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $175K in 2013, demolished in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $647K | 8/8 | 2,352 | 2014 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1615 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $2.5M in 2021 → $2.5M in 2021 (+0%). | Investor / LLC | $671K | 12/6 | 4,014 | 2009 | 3 | rented |
| 1616 N SYDENHAM ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $225K in 2020, demolished in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $720K | 9/— | 2,680 | 2023 | 1 | abated |
| 1617 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $2.5M in 2021 → $2.5M in 2021 (+0%). | Investor / LLC | $600K | 12/6 | 4,014 | 2009 | 4 | rented |
| 1618 N SYDENHAM ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $130K in 2019, demolished in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $649K | 9/8 | 2,274 | 2021 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1619 N SYDENHAM ST Torn down & rebuiltOld 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 Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $190K in 2020, demolished in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $621K | 8/— | 3,104 | 2023 | 1 | abated |
| 1628 N SYDENHAM ST Torn down & rebuiltOld 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 TradedTraded 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 LandVacant 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 TradedTraded 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)