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Who owns your block

6500 block of Torresdale Ave

A mixed-ownership block: 51% owner-occupied, 16% investor-held, with 14 open code violations and 2 homes behind $10,993 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $190K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$190K
$32K–$342K
ZIP median $207K
Price / sq ft
$144
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$233K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $190K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1935
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
51%
28 of 55
city 41%
Rentals
29%
16 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
14
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$11K
2 of 55 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$209
5 years
+99%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+93%
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 $190K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19135 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19135 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19135Philadelphia
Median home value$190K$207K$223K
Owner-occupied20%44%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (36 violent) and 137 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
102
36 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
137
44 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults22
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief16
All Other Offenses11
Fraud11
Thefts10
Motor Vehicle Theft8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint26
Abandoned Vehicle23
Illegal Dumping13
Information Request7
Graffiti Removal6
Other (Streets)6

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
Hamilton Disston
6801 Cottage St · 686 students
High · 9-12
Abraham Lincoln
3201 Ryan Ave · 2332 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$190K2016: $99K2017: $99K2018: $99K2019: $92K2020: $95K2021: $95K2022: $95K2023: $132K2024: $132K2025: $176K2026: $176K2027: $190K2016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,5702016: $1,3682017: $1,3682018: $1,3682019: $1,2582020: $1,3122021: $1,3122022: $1,3122023: $1,7362024: $1,7362025: $2,2022026: $2,3612027: $2,5702016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016 · ~+6%/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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9310025020162019202220252027This block 193 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $193 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+93%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.4 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 95 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
95arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 55 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 17Vacant: 1 55parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 17
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels12 parcels16 parcels26 parcels
$32K$231K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Do 2 Win Re Group Llc176$16Mphila.gov ↗
Revo Capital Partners Ii112$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
Revo Capital Partners Iii110$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
Rk Realty Group Llc16$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Jakes Place Property Mana14$668Kphila.gov ↗
Avila Associates Llc13$510Kphila.gov ↗
Anas Realty Inc12$601Kphila.gov ↗
A&J Investment Llc12$369Kphila.gov ↗
Rmh Properties Lkr Llc11$219Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 55 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6500 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 4×: $23K in 2000 → $136K in 2024 (+491%). Investor / LLC $238K —/— 2,052 1930 4 11 viol
6501 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $125K in 2005 → $130K in 2021 (+4%). Owner-occupied $186K 3/2 1,216 1935 3 2 viol
6502 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $40K in 2003 → $192K in 2022 (+380%). Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,408 1935 2
6503 TORRESDALE AVE Investor / LLC $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 1
6504 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $52K in 2005 → $62K in 2012 (+20%). Absentee individual $188K 4/1 1,680 1935 2 rented
6505 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $42K in 2003 → $45K in 2014 (+7%). Absentee individual $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 3 rented
6506 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,408 1930 1
6507 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $56K in 2000 → $69K in 2006 (+24%). Investor / LLC $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 2 rentedtax lien
6508 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,408 1930 0
6509 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 1 rented
6510 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,408 1935 1
6511 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 0
6512 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $90K in 2005 → $130K in 2019 (+44%). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,244 1930 2
6513 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 4×: $60K in 2003 → $220K in 2025 (+266%). Investor / LLC $219K 3/2 1,216 1935 4 rented
6514 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,287 1930 1
6515 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 4×: $45K in 2002 → $295K in 2026 (+556%). Absentee individual $298K 3/2 1,216 1935 4 rented
6516 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $39K in 2020 → $80K in 2023 (+105%). Investor / LLC $191K 3/2 1,408 1935 3 rentedtax lien
6517 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $27K in 2003 → $140K in 2020 (+418%). Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,216 1935 3
6518 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,408 1935 1
6519 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 5×: $49K in 2003 → $205K in 2023 (+323%). Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,216 1935 5
6520 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $111K in 2015 → $37K in 2015 (-67%). Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,408 1935 2
6521 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $100K in 2010 → $42K in 2016 (-58%). Absentee individual $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 2 rented
6522 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $105K in 2007 → $175K in 2021 (+67%). Owner-occupied $184K 3/3 1,408 1935 2
6523 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 1
6524 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,408 1935 0
6525 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 1
6526 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 4×: $30K in 2011 → $220K in 2021 (+633%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,408 1935 4
6527 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 0
6528 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $62K in 2003 → $198K in 2025 (+219%). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,408 1935 3
6529 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 4×: $27K in 2002 → $106K in 2017 (+291%). Investor / LLC $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 4 rented
6530 TORRESDALE AVE sold $10K (2007); Appeal dismissed (2024). Vacant $32K —/— 1 tax lien
6531 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $34K in 2001 → $78K in 2017 (+131%). Investor / LLC $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 3 rented
6532 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,344 1930 1
6533 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 1
6534 TORRESDALE AVE Appeal denied (2010); sold $200K (2022). Owner-occupied $231K 2/2 1,344 1930 1
6535 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 4×: $42K in 2003 → $163K in 2021 (+287%). Absentee individual $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 4 rented
6536 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $95K in 2007 → $127K in 2017 (+34%). Owner-occupied $231K 2/2 1,344 1930 2
6537 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 0
6538 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $85K in 2008 → $246K in 2026 (+190%). Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,344 1930 2
6539 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 1
6541 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $48K in 2003 → $115K in 2021 (+142%). Absentee individual $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 3 rentedtax lien
6542 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $176K —/— 1,520 1930 0
6543 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 1 rented
6544 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $78K in 2005 → $85K in 2016 (+9%). Absentee individual $190K —/— 1,640 1930 3 1 viol
6545 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $219K 2/2 1,216 1935 0
6546 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $179K —/— 1,542 1930 0
6547 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 0
6548-50 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $342K —/— 3,108 1930 0 rented
6549 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 1
6551 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $122K in 2006 → $47K in 2013 (-61%). Investor / LLC $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 2 rented
6552 TORRESDALE AVE Investor / LLC $218K —/— 1,880 1930 1
6553 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,216 1935 0
6555 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $38K in 2002 → $180K in 2021 (+373%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/2 1,216 1935 3
6557 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $177K 3/1 1,216 1935 1 rented
6559 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $25K in 2000 → $50K in 2000 (+100%). Absentee individual $219K —/— 1,888 1935 2

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