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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

6700 block of Sylvester St

A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 4% investor-held, with 1 open code violation.

The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $224K. 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
$224K
$222K–$301K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$180
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$200K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $224K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
52%
27 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
38%
20 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$11
5 years
+65%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+84%
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 $224K — 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$224K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied33%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (37 violent) and 110 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
102
37 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
110
42 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults29
Motor Vehicle Theft17
All Other Offenses11
Thefts11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Burglary Residential7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint29
Abandoned Vehicle26
Shoveling8
Street Defect7
Information Request5
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection5

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$224K2016: $122K2017: $122K2018: $122K2019: $130K2020: $135K2021: $135K2022: $135K2023: $182K2024: $182K2025: $223K2026: $223K2027: $224K2016202020232027

▲ +84% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,1162016: $1,6982017: $1,6982018: $1,6982019: $1,8072020: $1,8832021: $1,8832022: $1,8832023: $2,5342024: $2,5342025: $3,1052026: $3,1052027: $3,1162016202020232027

▲ +84% 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 +5.7% 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 78 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
78arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 23 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 23

Value distribution today

42 parcels5 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$222K$282K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Scissors Haircut Llc12$433Kphila.gov ↗
Chien Chornglee Trust11$223Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 52 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
6700 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $170K in 2009 → $285K in 2021 (+68%). Owner-occupied $301K 4/2 1,640 1950 2
6701 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $282K 4/— 1,640 1950 0 rented
6702 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,254 1950 0
6703 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 1
6704 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,254 1950 0
6705 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $68K in 1999 → $105K in 2019 (+54%). Absentee individual $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 3
6706 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $400K in 2023 → $250K in 2026 (-38%). Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,260 1950 2
6707 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $58K in 2000 → $136K in 2005 (+137%). Absentee individual $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 2
6708 SYLVESTER ST Traded 4×: $65K in 2016 → $200K in 2025 (+208%). Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,256 1950 4 rented
6709 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $56K in 2010 → $185K in 2023 (+231%). Absentee individual $222K 3/1 1,230 1950 2
6710 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2011 → $270K in 2022 (+157%). Absentee individual $261K 3/2 1,254 1950 2 rented
6711 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 1
6712 SYLVESTER ST Traded 4×: $110K in 2004 → $140K in 2024 (+27%). Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,250 1950 4 rented
6713 SYLVESTER ST Investor / LLC $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 1 rented
6714 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,260 1950 0
6715 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $78K in 2003 → $105K in 2014 (+35%). Absentee individual $231K 3/1 1,236 1950 2
6716 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,250 1950 1 rented
6717 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 1 rented
6718 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $79K in 2003 → $110K in 2017 (+39%). Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,260 1950 2 rented
6719 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $50K in 2000 → $145K in 2023 (+190%). Absentee individual $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 3
6720 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,254 1950 1
6721 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,236 1950 1
6722 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,256 1950 1
6723 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $70K in 2002 → $105K in 2010 (+50%). Absentee individual $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 3 rented
6724 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $125K in 2007 → $230K in 2025 (+84%). Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,254 1950 3
6725 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $44K in 2000 → $140K in 2016 (+218%). Absentee individual $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 2 rented
6726 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $126K in 2005 → $183K in 2019 (+45%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,256 1950 2
6727 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $52K in 2017 → $115K in 2018 (+121%). Absentee individual $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 2 rented1 viol
6728 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $71K in 2003 → $94K in 2004 (+33%). Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,254 1950 2
6729 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $126K in 2005 → $185K in 2025 (+47%). Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 3 rented
6730 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,260 1950 0
6731 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 0
6732 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,256 1950 1
6733 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 0
6734 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,260 1950 1 rented
6735 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 1
6736 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,250 1950 0
6737 SYLVESTER ST Traded 3×: $109K in 2009 → $180K in 2020 (+65%). Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,236 1950 3
6738 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,260 1950 1
6739 SYLVESTER ST Traded 4×: $30K in 2002 → $130K in 2012 (+333%). Absentee individual $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 4 rented
6740 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,254 1950 1 rented
6741 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 1 rented
6742 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,250 1950 1
6743 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $231K 3/1 1,236 1950 1
6744 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $224K 3/1 1,256 1950 0 rented
6745 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 1 rented
6746 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $102K in 2015 → $240K in 2025 (+135%). Owner-occupied $233K 3/1 1,260 1950 2
6747 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $78K in 2002 → $100K in 2016 (+28%). Investor / LLC $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 2 rented
6748 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,250 1950 0
6749 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $78K in 2003 → $139K in 2020 (+78%). Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,236 1950 2
6750 SYLVESTER ST sold $150K (2004); Appeal granted with conditions (2011). Owner-occupied $290K —/— 1,640 1950 1
6751 SYLVESTER ST Traded 2×: $201K in 2005 → $102K in 2012 (-49%). Absentee individual $288K —/— 1,640 1950 2 rented

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.