Mixed-use property report

2528-30 Kensington Ave

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3,986 sqftCMX2built 1930

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$151K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$219K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Fishtown · East Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19125
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $219,200. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record13 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. PermitChange of Use
  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  5. LicenseKIM HONG THI NGUYEN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  6. LicenseKIM HONG THI NGUYEN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  7. PermitAlteration
  8. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  9. PermitMajor alteration
  10. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  11. PermitAlteration
  12. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  13. InspectionCSUINITIAL

Verify the public record

$2,119/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $151,400 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $219,200. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 871028600
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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.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Property report

Mixed-use property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$55 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Front and Kensington city commercial corridor
Interior area
3,986 sqft
Lot size
4,810 sqft
Built
1930
Zoning
CMX2

Block context

2500 block of Kensington Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2526 Kensington Ave  ·  2524 Kensington Ave

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 27, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

KIM HONG THI NGUYENInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 2, 2013 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2014

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 13 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-000942 · Certified

    Expires 2025-01-10

  2. PermitChange of Use

    Permit ZP-2022-010725 · Issued

    Personal Services; Residential - Household Living - Two-Family

  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2022-009372 · Certified

    Expires 2023-07-02

  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2022-009371 · Certified

    Expires 2023-07-02

  5. License terminal eventKIM HONG THI NGUYEN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 592227 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  6. License issue eventKIM HONG THI NGUYEN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 592227 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  7. PermitAlteration

    Permit 445473 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL TILE ON FRONT WALL AT 2538 - 2530 KENSINGTON AVENUE.

  8. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 258937 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 325374 · COMPLETED

    REBUILD EXISTING COLLAPSED CMU FENCE WALL AS PER PLANS FOR REAR YARD.

  10. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 258937 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  11. PermitAlteration

    Permit 316260 · COMPLETED

    REPAIR SIDE WALL TO A FINISHED HEIGHT OF 5'-0" AND REMOVE ALL DEBRIS FROM THE SITE.

  12. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 258937 · Violation 1936378 · Code PM-307.1/12 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 258937 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 10:39 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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