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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

6900 block of Sylvester St

A mixed-ownership block: 39% owner-occupied, 5% investor-held, with 1 home behind $463 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 65% since 2016, now about $281K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$281K
$270K–$373K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$164
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$312K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $281K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
39%
15 of 38
city 41%
Rentals
68%
26 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$463
1 of 38 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-13%
value · tax −$602
5 years
+54%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+65%
value · tax +$2K

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 $281K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above 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$281K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied0%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 76 reported crimes (28 violent) and 63 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
76
28 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
63
25 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults16
Theft from Vehicle10
Thefts9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Motor Vehicle Theft8
All Other Offenses4

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle22
Maintenance Complaint11
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection7
Shoveling6
Other (Streets)4
Salting4

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 · K-5
Solomon Solis-Cohen
7001 Horrocks St · 1354 students
Middle · 6-8
Castor Gardens
1800 Cottman Ave · 1340 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$250K$500K$281K2016: $170K2017: $170K2018: $170K2019: $176K2020: $183K2021: $183K2022: $183K2023: $221K2024: $221K2025: $324K2026: $324K2027: $281K2016202020232027

▲ +65% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,9332016: $2,3772017: $2,3772018: $2,3772019: $2,4582020: $2,5622021: $2,5622022: $2,5622023: $3,0992024: $3,0992025: $4,5352026: $4,5352027: $3,9332016202020232027

▲ +65% since 2016 · ~+5%/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 +4.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 165 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $165 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+65%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.8 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 65 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20002005201020152020
65arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
4homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 38 parcels

Owner-occupied: 15Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 22 38parcels
  • Owner-occupied 15
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 22

Value distribution today

4 parcels0 parcels2 parcels16 parcels10 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$270K$292K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Dowtsin Llc11$283Kphila.gov ↗
Alex Austin Llc11$283Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 38 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

Frequently traded
6912 Sylvester St
$291K · Traded 3×: $72K in 1999 → $175K in 2018 (+142%).
Frequently traded
6900 Sylvester St
$285K · Traded 3×: $76K in 1999 → $320K in 2024 (+324%).
Frequently traded
6920 Sylvester St
$283K · Traded 3×: $126K in 2014 → $248K in 2020 (+97%).
Frequently traded
6927 Sylvester St
$281K · Traded 4×: $120K in 2005 → $285K in 2022 (+138%).
Frequently traded
6933 Sylvester St
$281K · Traded 3×: $100K in 2002 → $312K in 2024 (+212%).
Frequently traded
6917 Sylvester St
$280K · Traded 3×: $90K in 2003 → $183K in 2018 (+103%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6900 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $76K in 1999 → $320K in 2024 (+324%). Owner-occupied $285K —/— 1,700 1950 3 rented
6901 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2001 → $185K in 2019 (+124%). Absentee individual $278K —/— 1,700 1950 2 rented
6902 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $292K —/— 1,716 1950 1 rented
6903 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2003 → $230K in 2020 (+77%). Absentee individual $281K —/— 1,716 1950 2
6904 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $91K in 2002 → $200K in 2006 (+119%). Owner-occupied $283K —/— 1,710 1950 2 rented
6905 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $281K —/— 1,716 1950 1 rented
6906 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $283K —/— 1,716 1950 1
6907 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $280K —/— 1,710 1950 1
6908 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $270K —/— 1,706 1950 1 rented
6909 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2001 → $199K in 2005 (+149%). Absentee individual $281K —/— 1,714 1950 2 rented
6910 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $83K in 2002 → $180K in 2022 (+117%). Absentee individual $271K —/— 1,716 1950 5 rented
6911 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $178K in 2006 → $170K in 2017 (-4%). Absentee individual $281K —/— 1,716 1950 2
6912 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $72K in 1999 → $175K in 2018 (+142%). Absentee individual $291K —/— 1,710 1950 3 rented
6913 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $281K —/— 1,716 1950 1 rented
6914 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $174K in 2005 → $195K in 2007 (+12%). Owner-occupied $283K —/— 1,716 1950 2
6915 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $281K —/— 1,716 1950 1 rented
6916 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2004 → $162K in 2004 (+62%). Owner-occupied $271K —/— 1,716 1950 2 rented
6917 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $90K in 2003 → $183K in 2018 (+103%). Absentee individual $280K —/— 1,710 1950 3 rented
6918 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $270K —/— 1,710 1950 1 rented
6919 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $281K —/— 1,716 1950 1
6920 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $126K in 2014 → $248K in 2020 (+97%). Investor / LLC $283K —/— 1,716 1950 3 rented
6921 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $281K —/— 1,716 1950 1
6922 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $283K —/— 1,716 1950 1 rented
6923 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2003 → $193K in 2007 (+114%). Absentee individual $286K —/— 1,714 1950 2 rented
6924 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $284K —/— 1,728 1950 0 rented
6925 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $161K in 2004 → $255K in 2020 (+58%). Owner-occupied $280K 4/2 1,706 1950 2
6926 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $283K —/— 1,710 1950 1
6927 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $120K in 2005 → $285K in 2022 (+138%). Absentee individual $281K 4/2 1,716 1950 4
6928 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2017 → $175K in 2017 (+192%). Absentee individual $340K —/— 1,716 1950 2 rentedtax lien
6929 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $279K —/— 1,716 1950 1 rented
6930 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $205K in 2005 → $200K in 2023 (-2%). Absentee individual $283K —/— 1,710 1950 2 rented
6931 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2005 → $210K in 2019 (+40%). Absentee individual $292K —/— 1,716 1950 2 rented
6932 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2003 → $125K in 2003 (+56%). Owner-occupied $283K 4/2 1,716 1950 2 rented
6933 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $100K in 2002 → $312K in 2024 (+212%). Absentee individual $281K 4/2 1,714 1950 3 rented
6934 SYLVESTER ST Absentee individual $282K —/— 1,704 1950 0 rented
6935 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $74K in 1999 → $160K in 2016 (+118%). Absentee individual $281K —/— 1,716 1950 2 rented
6936 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $373K —/— 1,700 1950 0
6937 SYLVESTER ST Owner-occupied $282K —/— 1,700 1950 0

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.