Land report

258 E Ontario St

Vacant lot · Andrew E Freeland · assessed $19K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $21K. On the 200 block of E Ontario St.

Property summary

Assessment$19,1002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $21,400 Last sale$15KRecorded 1990 Est. tax bill$267/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits0Every fetched City permit Violations0 open17 historical across 11 cases

Report assembled Jul 10, 2026 “Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Property tax

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$267/year

2026 taxable assessment $19,100 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $21,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 073256010

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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $6,810.02 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1997$1,437.83 total · $428.80 principal · $739.68 interest · $30.02 penalty1998$1,392.29 total · $428.80 principal · $701.09 interest · $30.02 penalty1999$1,346.76 total · $428.80 principal · $662.50 interest · $30.02 penalty2000$177.65 total · $51.70 principal · $75.23 interest · $3.62 penalty2001$172.15 total · $51.70 principal · $70.57 interest · $3.62 penalty2002$166.66 total · $51.70 principal · $65.92 interest · $3.62 penalty2003$161.18 total · $51.70 principal · $61.27 interest · $3.62 penalty2004$155.68 total · $51.70 principal · $56.61 interest · $3.62 penalty2005$150.19 total · $51.70 principal · $51.96 interest · $3.62 penalty2006$144.70 total · $51.70 principal · $47.31 interest · $3.62 penalty2007$173.21 total · $66.91 principal · $55.20 interest · $4.68 penalty2008$179.07 total · $72.99 principal · $53.65 interest · $5.11 penalty2009$171.31 total · $72.99 principal · $47.08 interest · $5.11 penalty2010$163.56 total · $72.99 principal · $40.51 interest · $5.11 penalty2011$168.88 total · $80.21 principal · $37.30 interest · $5.61 penalty2012$165.65 total · $83.31 principal · $31.24 interest · $5.83 penalty2013$161.59 total · $86.30 principal · $24.60 interest · $6.04 penalty2014$119.60 total · $80.13 principal · $15.62 interest · $5.61 penalty2015$111.10 total · $80.13 principal · $8.41 interest · $5.61 penalty2016$90.96 total · $83.71 principal · $1.26 interest · $0.84 penalty

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What stands out

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Finding

History

Why it matters

L&I violation (2021); Inspection failed ×2 (2021); 3 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×4 (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed ×4 (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024).

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City Property History

Fetched L&I and zoning records

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Recorded owner: Andrew E Freeland
Tax mailing address: 51 E BETHPAGE RD, PLAINVIEW NY, 11803
L&I district: CENTRAL EAST
Building ID (BIN): —
OPA account: 073256010

Permits0No match

Violation cases1117 violation records · 0 open

Investigations1312 failed · 1 passed · 0 closed

Building certifications0No match

Business licenses0No match

Appeals0No match

PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status0

No permits matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

Violation cases17 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible11

Case 108057CLOSED

STANDARD · Opened Apr 9, 2007 · completed Jan 23, 2010

VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LICViolation 537757Apr 9, 2007 COMPLIED
CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 537756Apr 9, 2007 COMPLIED

Case 563808CLOSED

STANDARD · Opened Nov 16, 2016 · completed Dec 13, 2016

CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 4146735Nov 15, 2016 COMPLIED
EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 4146736Nov 15, 2016 COMPLIED

Case 580288CLOSED

STANDARD · Opened Apr 25, 2017 · completed May 15, 2017

EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 4289518Apr 25, 2017 COMPLIED
CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 4289517Apr 25, 2017 COMPLIED

Case 651619CLOSED

STANDARD · Opened Aug 27, 2018 · completed Oct 17, 2018

CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 4789756Aug 27, 2018 COMPLIED
EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 4789757Aug 27, 2018 COMPLIED

Case 695428CLOSED

STANDARD · Opened Jul 12, 2019 · completed Jan 16, 2020

EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 5106831Jul 12, 2019 COMPLIED
CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 5106830Jul 12, 2019 COMPLIED

Case CF-2021-052716CLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jun 16, 2021 · completed Sep 1, 2021

LITTER ON VACANT LOTSViolation VI-2021-038317Jun 16, 2021 COMPLIED

Case CF-2022-002685CLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jan 12, 2022 · completed May 3, 2022

EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation VI-2022-001759Jan 12, 2022 COMPLIED
RUBBISH & GARBAGEViolation VI-2022-001760Jan 12, 2022 COMPLIED

Case CF-2022-066255CLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jul 7, 2022 · completed Sep 2, 2022

VACANT STRUCTURE & LANDViolation VI-2022-047951Jul 7, 2022 COMPLIED

Case CF-2023-033774CLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Apr 21, 2023 · completed Jun 5, 2023

VACANT STRUCTURE & LANDViolation VI-2023-025667Apr 21, 2023 COMPLIED

Case CF-2023-096133CLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Sep 16, 2023 · completed Dec 8, 2023

VACANT STRUCTURE & LANDViolation VI-2023-071043Sep 16, 2023 COMPLIED

Case CF-2024-072989CLOSED

NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jul 10, 2024 · completed Aug 30, 2024

VACANT STRUCTURE & LANDViolation VI-2024-056804Jul 10, 2024 COMPLIED

InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes13

L&I investigationCase CF-2021-052716

Jun 16, 2021 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2021-052716

Sep 1, 2021 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2022-002685

Jan 12, 2022 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2022-002685

Jan 26, 2022 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2022-066255

Jul 7, 2022 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2022-066255

Sep 2, 2022 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2023-033774

Apr 21, 2023 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2023-033774

Jun 5, 2023 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2023-096133

Sep 16, 2023 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2023-096133

Oct 13, 2023 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2024-072989

Jul 10, 2024 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2024-072989

Aug 30, 2024 FAILED

L&I investigationCase CF-2024-072989

Aug 30, 2024 PASSED

Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0

No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained0

No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields0

No appeals matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.

Legal due diligence

What this record proves—and what it does not.

These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.

1 verify 1 favorable dated record

VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition12 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Aug 30, 2024.

Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.

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Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 17 historical violations across 11 cases.

Why it mattersA closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.

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Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace3 documents/searches to assign before settlement

Property Sales Certification

The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.

Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.

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Date-effective City Property Payoff

The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.

Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.

Official guidance ↗

Professional title and water-lien searches

OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.

Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.

Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗

Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.

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 flagRecords to verify together

More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.

Evidence: a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016 · failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.

Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.

Vacant landLand report

An empty lot: no building, just the land and its paper trail. The homeowner tools don't apply; the deed history, owner and zoning are below, and the analyst can trace what the owner holds citywide.

historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is

Vacant lot

Vacant Land Reside < Acre

Owner

Freeland Andrew E

OPA tax treatment

Assessed $19K

Taxable assessment on the roll

Assessed value

$19,100

2026 OPA · 2027: $21,400

Lot size

1,120 sqft

Zoning

RM1

Block context

258 E Ontario St sits on the 200 block of E Ontario St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 256 E Ontario St · 254 E Ontario St

Where this comes from

Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 2:58 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying available City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, dated Dept. of Revenue tax records, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data.

For an explicit web search or a current listing/news question, the agent may also search the public web through OpenRouter and must link every web-derived claim. Public listing pages can be stale and are not direct or comprehensive MLS access.

Property-level tax data is historical: the delinquency snapshot is dated June 2022 and the separate detailed ledger ends in 2016. Neither shows what is owed today; verify a current balance with Philadelphia Revenue.

City data is published as-is and can lag, contain errors, or be corrected later; school performance datasets run years behind and are labeled with their school year. AI answers can contain mistakes — verify anything that matters against the official record (property.phila.gov, atlas.phila.gov) before acting on it.

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