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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.

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
$238K
$150K–$848K
ZIP median $207K
Price / sq ft
$116
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$285K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $238K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 27
$12K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
22%
6 of 27
city 41%
Rentals
30%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
16
L&I code
▲ block 11% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+29%
value · tax +$713
5 years
+60%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+59%
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 $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 blockZIP 19135Philadelphia
Median home value$238K$207K$223K
Owner-occupied0%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.

Crimes · 12mo
113
38 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
146
42 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses26
Other Assaults21
Thefts21
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6
Theft from Vehicle6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint48
Abandoned Vehicle23
Street Defect10
Illegal Dumping9
Information Request9
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection7

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$250K$500K$238K2016: $150K2017: $150K2018: $140K2019: $148K2020: $149K2021: $149K2022: $149K2023: $157K2024: $157K2025: $184K2026: $184K2027: $238K2016202020232027

▲ +59% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,1472016: $2,0162017: $2,0162018: $1,9332019: $2,0142020: $2,0342021: $2,0342022: $2,0342023: $2,1572024: $2,1572025: $2,4342026: $2,4342027: $3,1472016202020232027

▲ +56% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

1
1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $11,870 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $11,870at the full rate

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

9310025020162019202220252027This block 159 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+59%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.2 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 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

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
39arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 27 parcels

Owner-occupied: 6Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 16 27parcels
  • Owner-occupied 6
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 16

Value distribution today

4 parcels7 parcels5 parcels4 parcels2 parcels2 parcels3 parcels
$150K$387K+

The block's largest owner, Maxim Real Estate Lp, carries 15 open violations across 5 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Maxim Real Estate Lp15$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Lhlh Properties Llc12$821Kphila.gov ↗
Richard And Dawn Llc11$256Kphila.gov ↗
Squirrelito Llc11$245Kphila.gov ↗
Fortune Realty Investment Llc11$567Kphila.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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6800 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $338K 3,600 1935 1
6802 TORRESDALE AVE sold $105K (2013); Appeal granted with conditions (2014). Absentee individual $217K 1,870 1935 1 rented
6804 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 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 Traded 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 Bought for $295K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Absentee individual $319K 2,900 1935 2
6811 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $170K in 2008 → $90K in 2016 (-47%). Owner-occupied $222K 1,916 1935 3 2 viol
6812 TORRESDALE AVE Bought 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 Bought for $1K in 2009, built new (tax-abated), sold for $315K in 2015. Absentee individual $848K 13,800 1935 2 abated
6815 TORRESDALE AVE Bought 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Bought 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 sold $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 Traded 3×: $47K in 2003 → $115K in 2017 (+145%). Investor / LLC $207K 1,110 1935 3
6833-35 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 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

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

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