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Who owns your block

4600 block of N Sydenham St

A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held, with 6 open code violations and 6 homes behind $41,257 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 134% since 2016, now about $130K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$130K
$17K–$535K
ZIP median $108K
Price / sq ft
$115
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$51K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $130K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 32
$11K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
44%
13 of 32
city 41%
Rentals
3%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
6
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$41K
6 of 32 behind
▲ block 19% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$109
5 years
+142%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+134%
value · tax +$1K

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 $130K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19140Philadelphia
Median home value$130K$108K$223K
Owner-occupied25%31%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 62 reported crimes (15 violent) and 117 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
62
15 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
117
33 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses11
Other Assaults11
Thefts10
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Aggravated Assault No Firearm3
Fraud3

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint21
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection17
Abandoned Vehicle15
Illegal Dumping12
License Complaint8
Traffic Signal Emergency7

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 · K-5
James Logan
1700 Lindley Ave · 223 students
Middle · K-8
Theodore Roosevelt
430 E Washington Ln · 407 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$100K$200K$130K2016: $56K2017: $56K2018: $56K2019: $56K2020: $54K2021: $54K2022: $54K2023: $80K2024: $80K2025: $123K2026: $123K2027: $130K2016202020232027

▲ +134% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,8062016: $4372017: $4372018: $4912019: $7052020: $6902021: $6902022: $6902023: $8902024: $8902025: $1,6972026: $1,6972027: $1,8062016202020232027

▲ +313% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr

3
3 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 $11,198 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%
$230pays now $1,629at the full rate

4652 N Sydenham St is assessed at $116K but pays $230 a year — about 14% of the $1,629 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 +8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 234 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $234 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+134%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.5 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 29 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
29arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 32 parcels

Owner-occupied: 13Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 4 32parcels
  • Owner-occupied 13
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

5 parcels18 parcels2 parcels1 parcels0 parcels3 parcels3 parcels
$17K$464K+

The block's largest owner, Harrison Inc, carries 1 open violation across 82 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Harrison Inc182$17Mphila.gov ↗
Cellucap Manufacturing Co15$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
Deans Property Management14$328Kphila.gov ↗
Us Bank Trust Company National Associati14$606Kphila.gov ↗
Sydenham Warehouse Llc23$479Kphila.gov ↗
Brick By Brick Renovations Llc11$17Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 32 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4609 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 3×: $37K in 2008 → $205K in 2018 (+454%). Investor / LLC $123K —/— 1,760 1920 3
4610 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $28K —/— 0
4611 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 3×: $37K in 2008 → $205K in 2018 (+454%). Investor / LLC $123K —/— 1,760 1929 3
4620 N SYDENHAM ST Bought for $2K in 2006. Absentee individual $535K —/— 3,704 1940 1 6 violtax lien
4622 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $28K —/— 0
4626-34 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2016 → $20K in 2024 (+100%). Investor / LLC $464K —/— 7,134 1944 2
4636-38 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $272K —/— 3,880 1928 0
4640-46 N SYDENHAM ST Investor / LLC $343K —/— 5,280 1960 1
4648 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $17K —/— 0 tax lien
4650 N SYDENHAM ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $36K in 2002. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,034 1940 1 abated
4651-53 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $342K —/— 5,257 1960 0
4652 N SYDENHAM ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2007. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,040 1940 1 abatedtax lien
4654 N SYDENHAM ST Investor / LLC $156K 3/1 1,030 1940 1
4656 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 1,028 1940 0 abated
4658 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $30K —/— 975 1930 1
4660 N SYDENHAM ST Vacant $17K —/— 0
4662 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $150K —/— 1,460 1930 1 tax lien
4664 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,230 1930 0
4668-72 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $128K —/— 1,800 1930 0
4674 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $14K in 2002 → $160K in 2026 (+1039%). Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,140 1930 2
4676 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,140 1930 0
4678 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,140 1930 0
4679 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $100K in 2000 → $100K in 2000 (+0%). Absentee individual $368K —/— 3,510 1940 2
4680 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,140 1940 0
4682 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,126 1940 0
4684 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 5×: $48K in 2004 → $130K in 2021 (+174%). Investor / LLC $130K 3/1 1,126 1940 5 tax lien
4686 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 3×: $37K in 2006 → $39K in 2019 (+7%). Absentee individual $130K 3/1 1,126 1940 3
4688 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,126 1940 0
4690 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,126 1940 0
4692 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $130K 3/1 1,126 1940 0
4693 N SYDENHAM ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2002 → $63K in 2008 (-21%). Owner-occupied $502K —/— 3,772 1942 2
4694 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $141K 3/1 1,280 1940 0 rented

Neighborhood

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

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