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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

6600 block of Sylvester St

A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 4% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 2 homes behind $27,502 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $221K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.

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
$221K
$217K–$316K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$178
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$219K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $221K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
54%
27 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
38%
19 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$28K
2 of 50 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
0%
value · tax −$4
5 years
+63%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+82%
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 $221K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19149 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19149 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19149Philadelphia
Median home value$221K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied36%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 83 reported crimes (24 violent) and 109 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
83
24 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
109
36 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults17
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
All Other Offenses12
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Thefts10
Theft from Vehicle6

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle26
Maintenance Complaint18
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection16
Street Defect10
Other (Streets)7
Sanitation Violation6

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
Gilbert Spruance
6401 Horrocks St · 1259 students
High · 9-12
Northeast High
1601 Cottman Ave · 185 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$221K2016: $122K2017: $122K2018: $122K2019: $130K2020: $135K2021: $135K2022: $135K2023: $181K2024: $181K2025: $222K2026: $222K2027: $221K2016202020232027

▲ +82% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,0392016: $1,6692017: $1,6692018: $1,4872019: $1,7912020: $1,8672021: $1,8672022: $1,8672023: $2,4832024: $2,4832025: $3,0432026: $3,0432027: $3,0392016202020232027

▲ +82% 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 182 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $182 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+82%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.9 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 64 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
64arm'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 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 21 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 21

Value distribution today

43 parcels2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$217K$297K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
East House Group Inc17$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Zhang Family Investments Llc12$502Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 50 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
6600 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $314K —/— 1,600 1950 1 rented
6601 SYLVESTER ST Traded 5×: $115K in 2003 → $268K in 2020 (+133%). Owner-occupied $316K 4/2 1,600 1950 5
6602 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2003 → $107K in 2009 (+53%). Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 2 rented
6603 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $140K in 2006 → $175K in 2023 (+25%). Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 3
6604 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $54K in 1999 → $125K in 2015 (+131%). Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 2
6605 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 1
6606 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1
6607 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2004 → $90K in 2014 (-14%). Absentee individual $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 2
6608 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $140K in 2005 → $145K in 2024 (+4%). Absentee individual $229K 3/1 1,242 1950 3
6609 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6610 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6611 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 0
6612 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 0
6613 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6614 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6615 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2005 → $218K in 2025 (+74%). Absentee individual $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 2
6616 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6617 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 1
6618 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6619 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 0 rented
6620 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2005 → $120K in 2017 (-4%). Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 2 rented
6621 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $115K in 2008 → $230K in 2026 (+100%). Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 3
6622 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 0
6623 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 1
6624 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 tax lien
6625 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 0
6626 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6627 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $226K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6628 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1
6629 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 0 2 violtax lien
6630 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 tax lien
6631 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6632 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $78K in 2003 → $250K in 2022 (+221%). Absentee individual $297K 5/2 1,242 1950 3 rented
6633 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 0
6634 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $154K in 2005 → $228K in 2024 (+49%). Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 3 rented
6635 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 1
6636 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 tax lien
6637 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 0
6638 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 0
6639 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $78K in 2003 → $150K in 2007 (+92%). Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 2
6640 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6641 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 1
6642 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1
6643 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 0
6644 SYLVESTER ST sold $64K (2003); Appeal filed (2025). Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 1 rented
6645 SYLVESTER ST Investor / LLC $221K 3/1 1,242 1950 0
6646 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $140K in 2005 → $130K in 2018 (-7%). Absentee individual $229K 3/1 1,242 1950 2 rented
6647 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,242 1950 1
6648 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $155K in 2006 → $180K in 2023 (+16%). Investor / LLC $306K —/— 1,600 1950 3 rented
6649 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $48K in 2003 → $176K in 2005 (+267%). Absentee individual $296K —/— 1,600 1950 3 1 viol

Neighborhood

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.