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Philadelphia200 block of E Elkhart StJuly 9, 2026

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240 E Elkhart St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 924 sqft · RSA5 · built 1975

Absentee individual · assessed $72K · sold 2×. On the 200 block of E Elkhart St.

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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 1975: 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 own it

2 open violations: the clock matters

L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days — just 6 days if a property is designated UNSAFE or IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS. Left unresolved, the city can do the work itself, bill the owner (routinely $50,000+ on a rowhouse), lien the property, and add court fines of $300+/day.

$4,202 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

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

240 And 255 Elkhart Prope · absentee owner

• Tax bills mail to 4025 Bleigh Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19136

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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
$72K
built 1975
Price / sq ft
$78
block $78 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+72%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$72K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
1.4% effective
Gross yield
19.9%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
2

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

$0$50K$100KBefore this chart — 1999: Sold $10K 2013: 2 L&I violations2017: 2 L&I violations2018: 2 L&I violations 2018: Inspection failed 2018: Sold $29K2019: 7 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE 2019: Inspection failed ×32020: Inspection failed2021: Inspection failed$72K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermitInspection
The paper trailTraded

Traded 2×: $10K in 1999 → $29K in 2018 (+190%).

  1. 1999 $10KSold
  2. 2013 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2017 2 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2018 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit$29KSold
  5. 2019 7 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IInspection failed ×3L&I visit
  6. 2020 Inspection failedL&I visit
  7. 2021 Inspection failedL&I visit

Flags: 2 open L&I violations · $4K back taxes (2007–2016, $1K of it interest & penalties, lien filed). 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
924 sqft
livable area
Lot
609 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 240 E Elkhart 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.

$72K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
—
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.

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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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