House report

2038 N Orianna St

2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 820 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Investor / LLC · assessed $270K · sold 1×. On the 2000 block of N Orianna St.

Property summary

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Street view of 2038 N Orianna St
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What stands out

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Records to verify together

Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.

Dated record flagPost-purchase work pattern

A recorded purchase followed by 5 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.

Evidence: purchase recorded in 2021 · permit activity in 2022, 2023

Limit: This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned.

Dated record flagAssessment/permit mismatch

The assessment jumped 221% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $88,900 to $285,400 · no permit shown in 2024-2026

Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.

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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

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1920: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.

Licensed rental — keep it that way

Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.

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

Aar Holdings LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 13 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $2.6M combined
• Tax bills mail to 1721 Foxwood Drive, Jamison PA, 18929 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address

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 record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$270K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$329
block $245 · above block
Appreciation
+1222%
+26%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$273K
+26%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$4K
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
6.4%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
1
licensed rental

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2015: 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 2015: Inspection failed2016: Inspection passed2021: Sold $60K2022: Addition and/or Alteration 2022: L&I violation 2022: New Construction or Additions 2022: Addition and/or Alteration 2022: Inspection failed 2022: Addition and/or Alterations2023: Alterations$270K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermitInspection

The paper trail

built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $60K in 2021.

  1. 2015 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7L&IInspection failedL&I visit
  2. 2016 Inspection passedL&I visit
  3. 2021 $60KSold
  4. 2022 Addition and/or AlterationPermitL&I violationL&INew Construction or AdditionsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitInspection failedL&I visitAddition and/or AlterationsPermit
  5. 2023 AlterationsPermit

Flags: active rental license. 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
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
820 sqft
livable area
Lot
595 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
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 2038 N Orianna St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$270K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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.

Block context

2038 N Orianna St sits on the 2000 block of N Orianna St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2036 N Orianna St  ·  2040 N Orianna St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. 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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