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Philadelphia2000 block of E Ontario StJuly 9, 2026

House report

2028 E Ontario St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,636 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Absentee individual · assessed $143K · sold 3×. On the 2000 block of E Ontario St.

Street view of 2028 E Ontario St
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The story of this houseAI · written from the public record

Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

What to do with this

The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.

If you’re buying

Built 1920: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

Zoned RSA5: one household by right

Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.

If you’re the landlord

No active rental license on file

If this property is rented, Philadelphia requires a Rental License (via eCLIPSE) — without it a landlord cannot legally collect rent or evict, and tenants can withhold. Licensing needs tax clearance and no open violations.

Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

Who's behind it

Jermaine R Flippen · absentee owner

Nothing beyond the deed name in the assessor's record — ask the AI below to trace this owner citywide.

City record ↗

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$143K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$88
block $92 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+82%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$144K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
-5586592.2%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
3

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2000: Sold $43K 2005: Sold $42K 2011: Sold $69K 2015: 2 L&I violations2016: 4 L&I violations 2016: Inspection failed2017: L&I violation 2017: Inspection failed ×22018: Inspection passed2020: Alterations$143K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $43K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020.

  1. 2000 $43KSold
  2. 2005 $42KSold
  3. 2011 $69KSold
  4. 2015 2 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2016 4 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  6. 2017 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  7. 2018 Inspection passedL&I visit
  8. 2020 AlterationsPermit

Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,636 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,729 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 2028 E Ontario St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this house's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$143K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2011) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.45% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
—
year-1 return on cash in

Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes from this parcel's record.

Next door: 2026 E Ontario St  ·  2030 E Ontario St

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.

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