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.
- 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.
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 block | ZIP 19132 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $18K | $79K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 3% | 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.
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
- $18K typical home, up +546% since 2016
- Tax bill $39 to $249 a year, +18%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $639K assessed, $6,923/yr to the city, about $239 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +546% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +538% since 2016 · ~+18%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 27
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Metropoly Llc, carries 11 open violations across 38 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropoly Llc | 1 | 38 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| North District Owner Ii Llc | 10 | 17 | $315K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Indiana Oz Llc | 8 | 12 | $208K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2938 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 2 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2944 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 2 | 3 violtax lien |
| 2945 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 2 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2946 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 2 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2953 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2020 → $4.7M in 2023 (+4410%). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 2959 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $1K in 2018 → $170K in 2020 (+13500%). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 2 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2963 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $1K in 2018 → $170K in 2020 (+16900%). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 2964 N SYDENHAM ST ImprovedBought 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
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)