Mixed-use property report

2927 Kensington Ave

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2,585 sqftCMX2.5built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$93K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$121K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Port Richmond · Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19134
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4 violation rows marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2025-088049

Notice Of Violation

IN VIOLATION

Opened Aug 18, 2025 · Latest inspection FAILED · Jul 17, 2026

  • Door And Window VacantPM15-304.19V
  • Vacant Structure & LandPM15-301
  • Vacant Structure License9-3905
  • Exterior Structure IdentificationPM15-304.3

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

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 $121,400. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record37 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT
  4. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  5. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  6. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. LicenseTK HOMESTYLE COOKING INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  9. LicenseREJEP SAYIN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  10. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  11. LicenseTK HOMESTYLE COOKING INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  12. PermitUse
  13. LicenseREJEP SAYIN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  14. PermitUse
  15. LicenseRJ SAYIN LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  16. LicenseRJ SAYIN LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  17. LicenseRECEP SAYIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  18. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  19. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  20. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  21. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  22. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  23. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  24. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  25. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  26. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  27. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  28. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  29. L&I violationRENEW LIC INDICATED
  30. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  31. L&I violationRENEW LIC INDICATED
  32. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  33. L&I violationVIOL BC MESSAGE
  34. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  35. LicenseRECEP SAYIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  36. LicenseSAYIN RALPH R: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  37. LicenseSAYIN RALPH R: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

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$1,299/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $92,800 × 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 $121,400. 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 871533360
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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 $448.79 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2013$0.50 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.50 penalty2015$477.97 total · $161.08 principal · $75.46 interest · $71.29 penalty

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Property report

Mixed-use property

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

Historical lien entry · through 2016 4 open violations

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$47 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Kensington and Somerset city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,585 sqft
Lot size
1,134 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2.5

Block context

2900 block of Kensington Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2929-37 Kensington Ave  ·  2923-25 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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TK HOMESTYLE COOKING INCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Oct 11, 2019 · Terminal license date Dec 9, 2020

RJ SAYIN LLCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 2, 2012 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2013

RECEP SAYINInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 10, 2004 · Terminal license date Mar 2, 2012

SAYIN RALPH RInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 24, 2001 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2002

Landlord and residential filings

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

REJEP SAYINInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 22, 2019 · Terminal license date May 20, 2020

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 37 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-088049 · FAILED

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

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-088049 · FAILED

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

  3. ViolationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT

    Case CF-2025-088049 · Violation VI-2025-062792 · Code PM15-304.19V · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  4. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2025-088049 · Violation VI-2025-062793 · Code PM15-301 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  5. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2025-088049 · Violation VI-2025-062794 · Code 9-3905 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION

    Case CF-2025-088049 · Violation VI-2025-062795 · Code PM15-304.3 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-088049 · FAILED

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

  8. License terminal eventTK HOMESTYLE COOKING INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 826306 · Inactive

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

  9. License terminal eventREJEP SAYIN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 806780 · Inactive

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

  10. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 313165 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  11. License issue eventTK HOMESTYLE COOKING INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 826306 · Inactive

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

  12. PermitUse

    Permit 998015 · COMPLETED

    USE WITHIN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.FOR A PREVIOSLY APPROVED COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR AND TWO APARTMENTS ON SECOND FLOOR AND (1) ONE APARTMENT ON THIRD FLOOR. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT

  13. License issue eventREJEP SAYIN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 806780 · Inactive

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

  14. PermitUse

    Permit 534483 · COMPLETED

    EXISTING USE OF PROPERTY FOR A SIT DOWN RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR AND TWO APARTMENTS ON SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS.

  15. License terminal eventRJ SAYIN LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 556508 · Inactive

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

  16. License issue eventRJ SAYIN LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 556508 · Inactive

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

  17. License terminal eventRECEP SAYIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 206300 · Inactive

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

  18. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 313165 · Violation 2339491 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  19. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 313165 · Violation 2339490 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPLIED

    Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  20. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 313165 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  21. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 264166 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  22. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 264166 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  23. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 200392 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  24. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 264166 · Violation 2006990 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  25. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 264166 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  26. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 264166 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  27. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 200392 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  28. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 183845 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  29. ViolationRENEW LIC INDICATED

    Case 200392 · Violation 1953397 · Code LR-1 · COMPLIED

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

  30. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 200392 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  31. ViolationRENEW LIC INDICATED

    Case 183845 · Violation 1141833 · Code LR-1 · COMPLIED

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

  32. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 183845 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  33. ViolationVIOL BC MESSAGE

    Case 124643 · Violation 656075 · Code A-000.0/11 · COMPLIED

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

  34. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 124643 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  35. License issue eventRECEP SAYIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 206300 · Inactive

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

  36. License terminal eventSAYIN RALPH R: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 202244 · Inactive

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

  37. License issue eventSAYIN RALPH R: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 202244 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 3:52 PM 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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