The snow mound sits in a vacant lot along the 1600 block of South Bambrey Street, one of several snow storage sites used by the Philadelphia Streets Department to dump snow cleared from city streets.
Residents say the pile is not just unsightly, but filled with debris.
"There's dirt, there's trash, there's everything in here," said Janice C., who lives behind the lot.
Neighbors described the pile as an unexpected and unwelcome presence in their community.
"This is an eyesore. You've never seen anything like this," Janice said.
She said residents were never notified that the vacant lot would be used as a snow dump.
"We don't even know where it came from," she said. "Y'all could've at least told the residents, 'OK, that this will be used as a dump site.'"
Her home backs up directly to the towering mound, and she fears melting snow and heavy rain could cause flooding.
"I have no idea where this is gonna go, but I'm hoping and praying that it doesn't rain heavy, that it melts this and floods us out," Janice said.
Other neighbors share similar concerns about where the water will go once the snow melts.
"All the snow on top of each other, where is the water gonna go?" asked Natalia Bondni.
Kevin Smith said he worries about potential structural impacts.
"It could maybe do something to the substructure, I don't know, but hopefully not," Smith said.
Residents also said crews have been dumping snow at the site overnight for several days, disrupting their sleep.
"It was very noisy, beep, beep, beep all night long," Janice said.
"Very disturbing in the middle of the night. Not sleeping. I hear a lot of noise. Trucks were very loud," Bondni added.
Neighbors said they want answers and action from the city.
"I want this to be removed. Who will remove this? Is it gonna stay? How long is it gonna stay? We don't know how long it will melt down," Janice said.
In a statement, the Streets Department said it works to identify snow storage locations that will not impact nearby residents when snow melts.
Officials encouraged residents experiencing issues to report them through the city's 311 system so crews can respond.