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Who owns your block

2900 block of S Sydenham St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 89% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 50% since 2016, now about $234K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$234K
$223K–$367K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$218
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$232K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $234K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
10 of 56
$56K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
89%
50 of 56
city 41%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$33
5 years
+21%
value · tax −$209
10 years
+50%
value · tax +$116

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 $234K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$234K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied52%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 45 reported crimes (8 violent) and 159 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
45
8 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
159
21 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft12
Theft from Vehicle10
Other Assaults7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Fraud3
Thefts3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection48
Salting23
Other (Streets)12
Shoveling12
Maintenance Complaint10
Information Request9

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
F Amedee Bregy
1700 Bigler St · 244 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 students

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$125K$250K$234K2016: $156K2017: $156K2018: $156K2019: $181K2020: $194K2021: $194K2022: $194K2023: $228K2024: $228K2025: $236K2026: $236K2027: $234K2016202020232027

▲ +50% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$1,8812016: $1,7652017: $1,7652018: $1,7652019: $1,9682020: $2,0902021: $2,0902022: $2,0902023: $1,9362024: $1,9362025: $1,9142026: $1,9142027: $1,8812016202020232027

▲ +7% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

10
10 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 $55,747 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%
$1,760pays now $3,281at the full rate

2915 S Sydenham St is assessed at $234K but pays $1,760 a year — about 54% of the $3,281 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 150 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $150 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+50%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+0.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.7 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 58 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
58arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 56 parcels

Owner-occupied: 50Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 5 56parcels
  • Owner-occupied 50
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

47 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$223K$318K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Lfc Properties Inc115$2.4Mphila.gov ↗
Penrose Park Properties Llc12$420Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 56 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Frequently traded
2939 S Sydenham St
$318K · Traded 3×: $170K in 2003 → $308K in 2020 (+81%).
Frequently traded
2908 S Sydenham St
$280K · Traded 4×: $140K in 2014 → $240K in 2021 (+71%).
Frequently traded
2912 S Sydenham St
$234K · Traded 4×: $125K in 2008 → $339K in 2024 (+172%).
Frequently traded
2920 S Sydenham St
$234K · Traded 3×: $90K in 2009 → $285K in 2017 (+217%).
Frequently traded
2900 S Sydenham St
$229K · Traded 4×: $187K in 2005 → $260K in 2023 (+39%).
Frequently traded
2909 S Sydenham St
$224K · Traded 4×: $125K in 2004 → $242K in 2018 (+94%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2900 S SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $187K in 2005 → $260K in 2023 (+39%). Owner-occupied $229K —/— 1,504 1920 4 rented
2901 S SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $320K 3/1 1,216 1920 1
2902 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2903 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2904 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 abated
2905 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 abated
2906 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2907 S SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2006 → $255K in 2006 (+82%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 2
2908 S SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $140K in 2014 → $240K in 2021 (+71%). Owner-occupied $280K 3/1 1,076 1920 4
2909 S SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $125K in 2004 → $242K in 2018 (+94%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 4
2910 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2911 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 abated
2912 S SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $125K in 2008 → $339K in 2024 (+172%). Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 4
2913 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 0
2914 S SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2000 → $215K in 2026 (+514%). Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 3
2915 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 abated
2916 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 abated
2917 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0
2918 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 tax lien
2919 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 abated
2920 S SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $90K in 2009 → $285K in 2017 (+217%). Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 3
2921 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0
2922 S SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $270K in 2018 → $305K in 2020 (+13%). Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,076 1920 2
2923 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2924 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0
2925 S SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $116K in 2008 → $191K in 2009 (+65%). Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,070 1920 2
2926 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2927 S SYDENHAM ST Investor / LLC $223K 3/1 1,070 1920 1
2928 S SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 2002 → $245K in 2017 (+260%). Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,076 1920 2
2929 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,079 1920 1
2930 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 abated
2931 S SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $234K 3/1 1,070 1920 0
2932 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 abated
2933 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 0
2934 S SYDENHAM ST HistoryAppeal granted (2024). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 0
2935 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2936 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2937 S SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $273K in 2018 → $339K in 2025 (+24%). Owner-occupied $280K 3/1 1,070 1920 2
2938 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0
2939 S SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $170K in 2003 → $308K in 2020 (+81%). Owner-occupied $318K 3/1 1,076 1920 3
2940 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2941 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 abated
2942 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 tax lien
2943 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2944 S SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $106K in 2008 → $158K in 2014 (+49%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 2
2945 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0
2946 S SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2006 → $145K in 2015 (-9%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 2
2947 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2948 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 abated
2949 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0
2950 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2951 S SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 0
2952 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $367K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2953 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2954 S SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $264K —/— 1,216 1920 1
2955 S SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $264K —/— 1,216 1920 1

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

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