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Who owns your block

5300 block of Sylvester St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 1 home behind $1,454 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $190K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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
$190K
$21K–$218K
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$148
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$170K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $190K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1945
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
81%
29 of 37
city 41%
Rentals
11%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$1K
1 of 37 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$100
5 years
+70%
value · tax −$76
10 years
+86%
value · tax +$366

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 $190K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$190K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied49%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 100 reported crimes (31 violent) and 184 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
100
31 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
184
45 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults17
All Other Offenses16
Fraud12
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Theft from Vehicle10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection45
Maintenance Complaint24
Abandoned Vehicle22
Illegal Dumping15
License Complaint14
Shoveling9

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
Phila Charter For Arts At Hr Edmunds
High · 9-12
Frankford HS
5000 Oxford Ave · 908 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$190K2016: $103K2017: $102K2018: $102K2019: $107K2020: $112K2021: $112K2022: $112K2023: $150K2024: $150K2025: $185K2026: $185K2027: $190K2016202020232027

▲ +84% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$1,4542016: $1,0802017: $1,0882018: $1,0722019: $1,4572020: $1,5302021: $1,5192022: $1,5302023: $2,1002024: $2,1002025: $2,4682026: $1,3542027: $1,4542016202020232027

▲ +35% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 184 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $184 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+84%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.8 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 52 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K200020052010201520202025
52arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 37 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 6Vacant: 1 37parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 6
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels36 parcels
$21K$198K+

The block's largest owner, La Jolla Properties Llc, carries 11 open violations across 10 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
La Jolla Properties Llc110$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Diana Tran Llc11$190Kphila.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

$0$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5312 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,396 1945 1
5313 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $204K 3/1 1,300 1945 1
5314 SYLVESTER ST Traded 4×: $52K in 2000 → $190K in 2021 (+266%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,324 1945 4
5315 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $107K in 2003 → $220K in 2023 (+106%). Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,228 1945 2
5316 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 1
5317 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $192K 3/1 1,228 1945 0
5318 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2020 → $119K in 2020 (-5%). Investor / LLC $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 2 rented
5319 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,228 1945 1
5320 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 1
5321 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $64K in 2001 → $190K in 2021 (+199%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/2 1,228 1945 2
5322 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 1 rented
5323 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,228 1945 0
5324 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $44K in 2001 → $71K in 2004 (+61%). Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 2 rented
5325 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $192K 3/2 1,228 1945 1
5326 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 1
5327 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,228 1945 0
5328 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 1
5329 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,228 1945 1
5330 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $135K in 2019 → $210K in 2023 (+56%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 2
5331 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $218K 2/2 1,228 1945 1 rented
5332 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 1
5333 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2000 → $112K in 2006 (+87%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,228 1945 2
5334 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $58K in 2001 → $130K in 2005 (+124%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 2
5335 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $56K in 2000 → $119K in 2019 (+112%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,228 1945 3
5336 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 0 tax lien
5337 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $59K in 2001 → $85K in 2017 (+44%). Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,228 1929 2
5338 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 0
5339 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,228 1945 1 3 viol
5340 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $87K in 2017 → $170K in 2019 (+95%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 2
5341 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $183K 3/1 1,228 1945 1
5342 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,324 1945 0
5343 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2000 → $166K in 2021 (+232%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,228 1945 2
5344 SYLVESTER ST Traded 6×: $29K in 2000 → $174K in 2020 (+495%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,324 1945 6
5345 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,228 1945 1
5346 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,438 1945 1
5347 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 1,300 1945 1
5347R SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2005 → $238K in 2025 (+91%). Vacant $21K —/— 2

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

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