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Who owns your block

2900 block of N Sydenham St

An investor-heavy block: 66% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 49 open code violations and 12 homes behind $15,355 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 546% since 2016, now about $18K. Property taxes are climbing about 18% 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
$18K
$10K–$74K
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$78
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.1×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$266
typical · up to $998
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 29
$2K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
3%
1 of 29
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
49
L&I code
▲ block 72% · city 5%
Back taxes
$15K
12 of 29 behind
▲ block 41% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-11%
value · tax +$56
5 years
+378%
value · tax +$197
10 years
+378%
value · tax +$197

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $18K — about 0.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19132 median of $79K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19132Philadelphia
Median home value$18K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied3%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 59 reported crimes (23 violent) and 122 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
59
23 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
122
20 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Thefts9
Burglary Residential5
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Aggravated Assault Firearm3

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint30
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection23
Salting18
Sanitation Violation9
Information Request7
Other (Streets)6

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
Kenderton
1500 W Ontario St · 271 students
High
Mastery Charter School At Gratz

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$13K$25K$18K2016: $3K2017: $4K2018: $4K2019: $4K2020: $4K2021: $4K2022: $4K2023: $21K2024: $21K2025: $21K2026: $21K2027: $18K2016202020232027

▲ +546% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$250$500$2492016: $392017: $522018: $522019: $522020: $522021: $522022: $522023: $2902024: $1932025: $1932026: $1932027: $2492016202020232027

▲ +538% since 2016 · ~+18%/yr

1
1 property 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 $2,019 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%
$0pays now $1,034at the full rate

2960 N Sydenham St is assessed at $74K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,034 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 +18.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100100020162019202220252027This block 646 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $646 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+18.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+546%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+18.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+15.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+12 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 2007. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M2008201220162020
33arm's-length sales since 2007
1times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 29 parcels

Owner-occupied: 1Absentee individual: 1Vacant: 27 29parcels
  • Owner-occupied 1
  • Absentee individual 1
  • Vacant 27

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels20 parcels4 parcels3 parcels
$10K$23K+

The block's largest owner, Metropoly Llc, carries 11 open violations across 38 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Metropoly Llc138$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
North District Owner Ii Llc1017$315Kphila.gov ↗
Indiana Oz Llc812$208Kphila.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$50K$100K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2938 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). Vacant $23K —/— 2 2 violtax lien
2939 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $21K —/— 0 3 violtax lien
2940 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $10K —/— 1 3 viol
2941 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $18K —/— 0 2 viol
2942 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $16K —/— 0 2 viol
2943 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). Vacant $18K —/— 2 2 violtax lien
2944 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). Vacant $18K —/— 2 3 violtax lien
2945 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). Vacant $18K —/— 2 2 violtax lien
2946 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). Vacant $20K —/— 2 2 violtax lien
2947 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $18K —/— 1 2 violtax lien
2948 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $750 in 2018 → $170K in 2020 (+22567%). Vacant $19K —/— 2 2 violtax lien
2949 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $18K —/— 1 2 violtax lien
2950 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $19K —/— 0 2 viol
2951 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $18K —/— 0 3 viol
2952 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). Vacant $19K —/— 2 2 violtax lien
2953 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). Vacant $18K —/— 2 2 violtax lien
2954 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $19K —/— 0 4 violtax lien
2955 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). Vacant $18K —/— 2 2 violtax lien
2956 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $19K —/— 0 2 viol
2957 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $71K 3/— 912 1925 0
2958 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). Vacant $19K —/— 2 tax lien
2959 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $2K in 2018 → $170K in 2020 (+9344%). Vacant $18K —/— 2 tax lien
2960 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $74K 3/1 960 1925 0 abated
2961 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $18K —/— 0 tax lien
2962 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $1K in 2018 → $170K in 2020 (+13500%). Vacant $19K —/— 2 2 violtax lien
2963 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $1K in 2018 → $170K in 2020 (+16900%). Vacant $18K —/— 2 tax lien
2964 N SYDENHAM ST Bought for $105K in 2020. Vacant $20K —/— 2 3 violtax lien
2965 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $18K —/— 1 tax lien
2967 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $19K —/— 1

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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