Who owns your block
6800 block of Torresdale Ave
A mixed-ownership block: 22% owner-occupied, 19% investor-held, with 16 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 59% since 2016, now about $238K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $238K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19135 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19135 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19135 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $238K | $207K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 44% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 113 reported crimes (38 violent) and 146 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
- $238K typical home, up +59% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,016 to $3,147 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.4M assessed, $92,266/yr to the city, about $3,417 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +59% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +56% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
6814-16 Torresdale Ave is assessed at $848K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $11,870 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.3% 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 $159 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 39 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 16
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Maxim Real Estate Lp, carries 15 open violations across 5 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Real Estate Lp | 1 | 5 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lhlh Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $821K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Richard And Dawn Llc | 1 | 1 | $256K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Squirrelito Llc | 1 | 1 | $245K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fortune Realty Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $567K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6800 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $338K | 3,600 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 6802 TORRESDALE AVE Historysold $105K (2013); Appeal granted with conditions (2014). | Absentee individual | $217K | 1,870 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 6804 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $50K in 2002 → $156K in 2018 (+213%). | Absentee individual | $162K | 1,724 | 1935 | 4 | rented |
| 6806 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $174K | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 6807 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2020 → $292K in 2022 (+143%). | Absentee individual | $188K | 2,003 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 6808 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $302K | 2,747 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 6809 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $225K | 1,938 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 6810 TORRESDALE AVE ImprovedBought for $295K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $319K | 2,900 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 6811 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $170K in 2008 → $90K in 2016 (-47%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 1,916 | 1935 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 6812 TORRESDALE AVE ImprovedBought for $295K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $209K | 1,800 | 1935 | 2 | rented |
| 6813 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $205K | 1,764 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 6814-16 TORRESDALE AVE New constructionBought for $1K in 2009, built new (tax-abated), sold for $315K in 2015. | Absentee individual | $848K | 13,800 | 1935 | 2 | abated |
| 6815 TORRESDALE AVE ImprovedBought for $45K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $238K | 2,050 | 1935 | 2 | rented |
| 6817 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $90K in 2016 → $25K in 2025 (-72%). | Absentee individual | $200K | 1,720 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 6819 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $197K | 1,700 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 6821 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2023 → $285K in 2024 (+280%). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 1,890 | 1935 | 3 | tax lien |
| 6823 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $279K | 2,404 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 6824 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $275K | 2,370 | 1935 | 0 | rented |
| 6825 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $387K | 3,518 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 6826 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $256K | 2,208 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 6828 TORRESDALE AVE ImprovedBought for $150K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $245K | 2,112 | 1935 | 1 | 7 viol |
| 6829 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $241K | 1,290 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 6830 TORRESDALE AVE Historysold $190K (2021); Appeal filed (2026). | Absentee individual | $284K | 2,580 | 1935 | 1 | rented7 viol |
| 6831 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $150K | 1,290 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 6832 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $47K in 2003 → $115K in 2017 (+145%). | Investor / LLC | $207K | 1,110 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 6833-35 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2002 → $100K in 2002 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $328K | 2,985 | 1935 | 2 | rented |
| 6846 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $567K | 2,704 | 1962 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)