Who owns your block
6800 block of Sylvester St
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 5% investor-held, with 1 home behind $299 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $211K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.
- 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 $211K — about 0.9× 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 block | ZIP 19149 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $211K | $234K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 97 reported crimes (32 violent) and 96 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
- $211K typical home, up +92% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,535 to $2,946 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $151,937/yr to the city, about $2,713 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +92% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +92% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $192 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 83 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 56 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 28
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yue Xing Rental Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| An Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Davy Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $208K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6800 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $298K | —/— | 1,640 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 6801 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $290K | 2/2 | 1,640 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6802 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $209K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 6803 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2004 → $126K in 2004 (+52%). | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,196 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 6804 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6805 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $77K in 2002 → $165K in 2018 (+115%). | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6806 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $52K in 2000 → $208K in 2021 (+304%). | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 6807 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6808 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,082 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6809 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $127K in 2006 → $71K in 2010 (-44%). | Absentee individual | $210K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6810 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 0 | rented |
| 6811 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6812 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 0 | rented |
| 6813 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6814 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2000 → $120K in 2015 (+100%). | Investor / LLC | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 6815 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $107K in 2006 → $120K in 2025 (+12%). | Absentee individual | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 6816 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2009 → $100K in 2016 (-5%). | Absentee individual | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6817 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6818 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2003 → $113K in 2011 (+61%). | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 6819 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $67K in 2002 → $95K in 2009 (+43%). | Absentee individual | $210K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
| 6820 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 6821 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6822 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2007 → $90K in 2012 (+38%). | Absentee individual | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6823 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 6824 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2004 → $103K in 2018 (+37%). | Absentee individual | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6825 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2003 → $110K in 2009 (+47%). | Absentee individual | $210K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6826 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $120K in 2003 → $320K in 2026 (+167%). | Owner-occupied | $290K | —/— | 1,640 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 6827 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2006 → $185K in 2019 (+16%). | Absentee individual | $290K | —/— | 1,640 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6828 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $205K in 2005 → $150K in 2012 (-27%). | Absentee individual | $278K | —/— | 1,640 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
| 6829 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $290K | —/— | 1,640 | 1950 | 0 | rented |
| 6830 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $138K in 2005 → $86K in 2018 (-38%). | Absentee individual | $209K | 3/1 | 1,062 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6831 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2014 → $115K in 2023 (+35%). | Investor / LLC | $208K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 6832 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 0 | rented |
| 6833 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 2002 → $116K in 2004 (+71%). | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6834 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6835 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2014 → $113K in 2019 (+33%). | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 6836 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 6837 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $55K in 2000 → $128K in 2016 (+133%). | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 4 | rented |
| 6838 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 6839 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $118K in 2004 → $100K in 2017 (-15%). | Absentee individual | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6840 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2006 → $135K in 2020 (+17%). | Investor / LLC | $210K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 6841 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 6842 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 6843 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 6844 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6845 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $210K | 3/1 | 1,082 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 6846 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 6847 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $81K in 2008 → $94K in 2011 (+16%). | Absentee individual | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 6848 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 6849 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $20K in 2003 → $100K in 2013 (+400%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,082 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 6850 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6851 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6852 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2008 → $90K in 2019 (+80%). | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 6853 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,088 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 6854 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $297K | 2/2 | 1,640 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 6855 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $103K in 2002 → $118K in 2012 (+15%). | Absentee individual | $297K | —/— | 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)