Who owns your block
5400 block of Sylvester St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $169K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $169K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19124 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $169K | $170K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 97 reported crimes (28 violent) and 157 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
- $169K typical home, up +88% since 2016
- Tax bill $844 to $2,104 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.8M assessed, $48,364/yr to the city, about $1,727 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +88% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +149% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% 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 $188 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 43 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
Who owns it
Ownership of 28 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyluck Horizon Realty In | 1 | 39 | $5.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Firy 2 Llc | 1 | 1 | $169K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sylvester Management Llc | 1 | 1 | $169K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5412 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2006 → $115K in 2017 (+64%). | Owner-occupied | $189K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 3 | 3 viol |
| 5413 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1945 | 1 | rented |
| 5414 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2006 → $99K in 2019 (+52%). | Absentee individual | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 5415 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2000 → $145K in 2021 (+142%). | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 5416 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5417 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 5418 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 1 | rented |
| 5419 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 0 | rented |
| 5420 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2004 → $170K in 2020 (+170%). | Absentee individual | $198K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 5421 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $91K in 2005 → $98K in 2009 (+8%). | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 3 | |
| 5422 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $169K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1945 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 5423 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $45K in 2001 → $53K in 2018 (+18%). | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 3 | |
| 5424 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5425 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5426 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2004 → $65K in 2019 (+0%). | Investor / LLC | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 2 | rented |
| 5427 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $32K in 2001 → $75K in 2019 (+138%). | Investor / LLC | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 4 | rented |
| 5428 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $132K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1926 | 1 | |
| 5429 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 5430 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $44K in 2011 → $106K in 2012 (+140%). | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1926 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 5431 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $39K in 2014 → $39K in 2023 (+0%). | Investor / LLC | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 3 | |
| 5432 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2000 → $145K in 2019 (+191%). | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 3 | |
| 5433 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5434 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 5435 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $47K in 2001 → $140K in 2021 (+198%). | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 3 | |
| 5436 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 5437 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1945 | 1 | rented |
| 5438 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 5439 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2002 → $70K in 2003 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1945 | 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)