Who owns your block
4200 block of N Sydenham St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 8 homes behind $40,973 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 113% since 2016, now about $92K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $92K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $92K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 147 reported crimes (73 violent) and 320 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
- $92K typical home, up +113% since 2016
- Tax bill $602 to $1,289 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.4M assessed, $32,804/yr to the city, about $887 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +113% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +114% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4239 N Sydenham St is assessed at $92K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,293 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 +7.1% 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 $213 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 30 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 24
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 11
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Jsb Property Group Llc, carries 7 open violations across 17 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jsb Property Group Llc | 1 | 17 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vel Homes Holding Llc | 1 | 10 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Horneburger Llc | 1 | 3 | $424K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4209-11 N SYDENHAM ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $83K | 3/1 | 1,094 | 1950 | 1 | abated |
| 4213 N SYDENHAM ST | Absentee individual | $94K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 4215 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2008 → $26K in 2009 (+30%). | Investor / LLC | $94K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4217 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $13K in 2005 → $17K in 2008 (+31%). | Absentee individual | $8K | —/— | 612 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4225 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,132 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4226 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2017 → $70K in 2018 (+367%). | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,222 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4227 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $92K | 3/1 | 1,122 | 1950 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4228 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 920 | 1950 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4229 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2006 → $65K in 2010 (+225%). | Owner-occupied | $92K | 3/1 | 1,122 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4230 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 920 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4231 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $15K in 2007 → $171K in 2022 (+1037%). | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 1,122 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 4232 N SYDENHAM ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $13K in 1996. | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 920 | 1950 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 4233 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $29K in 2016 → $55K in 2021 (+90%). | Absentee individual | $121K | 3/1 | 1,122 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
| 4234 N SYDENHAM ST New constructionBought for $22K in 2004, built new (tax-abated), sold for $61K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 920 | 1950 | 2 | abated |
| 4235 N SYDENHAM ST | Absentee individual | $92K | 3/1 | 1,122 | 1950 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4236 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 920 | 1950 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4237 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $92K | 3/1 | 1,118 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4238 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 920 | 1950 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4239 N SYDENHAM ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $92K | 3/1 | 1,126 | 1950 | 1 | abated |
| 4240 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 926 | 1950 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 4241 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $92K | 3/1 | 1,126 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4242 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 926 | 1950 | 0 | abated2 violtax lien |
| 4243 N SYDENHAM ST | Absentee individual | $92K | 3/1 | 1,126 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4244 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 926 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4245 N SYDENHAM ST | Absentee individual | $92K | 3/1 | 1,126 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4246 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 926 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4247 N SYDENHAM ST | Investor / LLC | $92K | 3/1 | 1,122 | 1950 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4248 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2008 → $60K in 2021 (+20%). | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 926 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4249 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $92K | 3/1 | 1,126 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4250 N SYDENHAM ST | Absentee individual | $84K | 3/1 | 926 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4251 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $92K | 3/1 | 1,122 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4252 N SYDENHAM ST | Absentee individual | $84K | 3/1 | 926 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4253 N SYDENHAM ST | Absentee individual | $92K | 3/1 | 1,122 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 4254 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $84K | 3/1 | 926 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 4255 N SYDENHAM ST | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4256 N SYDENHAM ST | Absentee individual | $101K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4257 N SYDENHAM ST | Absentee individual | $95K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)