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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

7000 block of Torresdale Ave

A mixed-ownership block: 49% owner-occupied, 7% investor-held, with 8 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $228K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$228K
$144K–$509K
ZIP median $207K
Price / sq ft
$142
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$155K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $228K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1935
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
49%
22 of 45
city 41%
Rentals
27%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$214
5 years
+55%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+77%
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 $228K — about 1.0× 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$228K$207K$223K
Owner-occupied29%44%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 65 reported crimes (17 violent) and 130 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
65
17 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
130
38 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults15
All Other Offenses11
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Theft from Vehicle9
Thefts8
Burglary Residential3

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle37
Maintenance Complaint12
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection9
Illegal Dumping8
Street Defect8
Information Request7

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$228K2016: $128K2017: $128K2018: $128K2019: $141K2020: $147K2021: $147K2022: $147K2023: $176K2024: $176K2025: $217K2026: $217K2027: $228K2016202020232027

▲ +77% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,1902016: $1,7482017: $1,7482018: $1,7972019: $1,8692020: $1,8702021: $1,8702022: $1,8702023: $2,3252024: $2,4132025: $2,9762026: $2,9762027: $3,1902016202020232027

▲ +82% 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 +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 177 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $177 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+77%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
50arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 45 parcels

Owner-occupied: 22Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 19Vacant: 1 45parcels
  • Owner-occupied 22
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 19
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels1 parcels1 parcels23 parcels10 parcels8 parcels
$144K$272K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Cifaldi Property Rentals Lp120$2.8Mphila.gov ↗
Eng Re Llc12$814Kphila.gov ↗
Belmont Associates12$498Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 45 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 & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
7000 TORRESDALE AVE Investor / LLC $264K —/— 1,957 1935 1
7001 TORRESDALE AVE Vacant $144K —/— 0 1 viol
7006 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $119K in 2012 → $155K in 2024 (+30%). Absentee individual $263K —/— 1,656 1935 2 1 viol
7008 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $210K in 2006 → $82K in 2011 (-61%). Absentee individual $272K —/— 1,728 1935 2 rented
7010 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $240K —/— 1,600 1935 1
7011 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $136K in 2025 → $290K in 2025 (+113%). Absentee individual $390K —/— 3,206 1935 2
7012 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $95K in 2018 → $227K in 2023 (+139%). Owner-occupied $228K 4/1 1,600 1935 2
7013 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $509K —/— 6,808 1935 1
7014 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $235K 4/1 1,768 1935 1
7016 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $228K 4/1 1,600 1935 1
7017 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $233K 4/1 1,856 1935 0
7018 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $228K 4/1 1,600 1935 1
7019 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $251K —/— 1,600 1935 1 rented
7020 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $228K 3/1 1,600 1935 0
7021 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $223K 4/1 1,600 1935 0
7022 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $50K in 2012 → $82K in 2018 (+64%). Absentee individual $186K —/— 1,600 1935 3 rented
7023 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $223K 4/1 1,600 1935 1
7024 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $228K 4/1 1,600 1935 1
7025 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $70K in 2013 → $110K in 2015 (+57%). Absentee individual $255K —/— 1,680 1935 2 tax lien
7026 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $53K in 2002 → $93K in 2014 (+75%). Absentee individual $228K 4/1 1,600 1935 2 rented
7027 TORRESDALE AVE Investor / LLC $223K 4/1 1,600 1935 1
7028 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $228K 4/1 1,600 1935 1 rented
7029 TORRESDALE AVE sold $171K (2023); Appeal complete (2025); Appeal filed (2026). Absentee individual $251K —/— 1,600 1935 1 5 viol
7030 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $65K in 2001 → $155K in 2004 (+138%). Absentee individual $228K 4/1 1,600 1935 2 rented
7031 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $223K 4/1 1,600 1935 0
7032 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $244K 4/1 2,000 1935 1
7033 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $223K —/— 1,600 1935 0
7034 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $228K 3/1 1,600 1935 1
7035 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $223K 4/1 1,600 1935 1
7036 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $24K in 2000 → $64K in 2015 (+165%). Absentee individual $228K 4/1 1,600 1935 3 rented
7037 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $154K in 2004 → $155K in 2015 (+1%). Owner-occupied $272K 4/1 1,600 1935 3
7038 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $228K 4/1 1,600 1935 1
7039 TORRESDALE AVE Investor / LLC $251K —/— 1,600 1935 1 rented
7040 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $240K 4/1 1,888 1935 0 rented
7041 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $120K in 2013 → $290K in 2022 (+142%). Owner-occupied $248K 5/3 2,000 1935 2 1 viol
7042 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $228K 4/1 1,600 1935 0
7043 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $223K 4/1 1,600 1935 0
7044 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $135K in 2010 → $135K in 2016 (+0%). Absentee individual $223K —/— 1,530 1935 2
7045 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $251K —/— 1,600 1935 1 rented
7046 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $179K —/— 1,545 1935 1
7047 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $272K 5/2 1,600 1935 1 rented
7048 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $170K in 2006 → $170K in 2014 (+0%). Absentee individual $203K —/— 2,163 1935 2
7049 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $249K 5/1 2,000 1935 1
7051 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $240K —/— 2,070 1935 0 rented
7053 TORRESDALE AVE Appeal denied (2009). Absentee individual $220K —/— 1,833 1935 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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