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2721 E Ontario St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,384 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Owner-occupied · assessed $288K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $274K · sold 4×. On the 2700 block of E Ontario St.

Property summary

Assessment$288,1002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $273,800 Last sale$230KRecorded 2024 Est. tax bill$4,033/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits6Every fetched City permit Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$4,033/year

2026 taxable assessment $288,100 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $273,800; 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 451048400
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

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

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $172K in 2006, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $230K in 2024.

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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 own it

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

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
$288,100
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $273,800 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$198
block $181 · above block
Appreciation
+138%
+9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$275K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$4,033
1.47% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
—
Times sold
4

Assessment vs. the block · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$250K$500K2016 OPA assessment: $121K2017 OPA assessment: $121K2018 OPA assessment: $121K2019 OPA assessment: $184K2020 OPA assessment: $198K2021 OPA assessment: $198K2022 OPA assessment: $198K2023 OPA assessment: $285K2024 OPA assessment: $285K2025 OPA assessment: $288K2026 OPA assessment: $288K2006 — Deed / sale $172K2013 — Deed / sale $95K · Deed / sale $147K · 2013-04-04: Vacant Residential Property / Lot2023 — 2023-01-18: Rental2024 — Deed / sale $230K · 2024-06-06: Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo. · 2024-11-11: New construction, addition, GFA change · 2024-12-02: Addition and/or Alteration2025 — 2025-01-09: Alterations · 2025-01-17: Addition and/or Alteration · 2025-01-17: Addition and/or Alterations$288K200620102014201820222026
This propertyBlock median & rangeDeed / salePermitLicense
2025-01-17: Addition and/or Alteration
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Every dated record12 events · scroll to browse
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  3. PermitAlterations
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  6. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $230K
  8. LicenseRental
  9. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $95K
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $147K
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $172K

The paper trail

New construction

Bought for $172K in 2006, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $230K in 2024.

  1. 2006 $172KSold
  2. 2013 $95KSold$147KSold
  3. 2024 $230KSoldInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.PermitNew construction, addition, GFA changePermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  4. 2025 AlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermit

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Browse 12 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2024-011674 · Issued

    INSTALL 200 AMP SERVICE, WIRING THROUGHOUT, INSTALL LIGHT FIXTURES, OUTLETS, SWITCHES, SMOKE DETECTORS, GROUNDING

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2024-005953 · Issued

    INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM FOR AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER EZ STANDARD.

  3. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2025-000211 · Issued

    Installation of plumbing fixtures with piping for a single family home with 1.5 BA 2LAV, 2WC, 1 SH/BT, 1 WAS, 1 HWH, 1KIT, 2HB

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2024-009313 · Issued

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION AND INTERIOR ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING STRUCTURE USED AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING; SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER APPLICATION/PLAN.

  5. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2024-010901 · Issued

    For the erection of an addition at the rear of an existing attached structure. Size and location per plan.

  6. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.

    Permit GM-2024-005176 · Completed

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  7. Recorded transfer$230K transfer

    2024

  8. LicenseRental

    License 914670 · Inactive

    Kristin Mackiewicz · Expires 2025-01-17 · Inactive 2025-03-18

  9. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot

    License 588748 · Inactive

    JENNIFER LOWERY (OCWEN FINANCIAL) · Expires 2014-02-28

  10. Recorded transfer$95K transfer

    2013

  11. Recorded transfer$147K transfer

    2013

  12. Recorded transfer$172K transfer

    2006

What this record suggests

The City file documents 6 permits touching electrical work, plumbing. 6 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

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The property, on paper

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

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,384 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,176 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
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 2721 E Ontario 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.

$230K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — 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 use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

2721 E Ontario St sits on the 2700 block of E Ontario St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2719 E Ontario St  ·  2723 E Ontario St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 3:26 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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