Mixed-use property report

3169 Kensington Ave

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3 stories2,704 sqftCMX2.5built 1915

Property at a glanceMixed-use

New Home Palace INC

2026 assessment
$108K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$149K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Port Richmond · Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19134
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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 $148,700. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$149K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealInspection

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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $720K
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  11. AppealRB_LIRB

Verify the public record

$1,509/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $107,800 × 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 $148,700. 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 871533940
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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

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

What it is
Mixed-use
Owner
New Home Palace INC
$ / sq ft
$55 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Kensington and Allegheny city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,704 sqft
Lot size
1,120 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2.5

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

New Home Palace INC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 4525 Arendell Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19114

Block context

3100 block of Kensington Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 3167 Kensington Ave  ·  3171 Kensington Ave

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

Verify with the City ↗
Open every source row 11 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$720K transfer

    2022

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 671130 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 671130 · Violation 4930638 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 671130 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  5. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 635938 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 635938 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 635938 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  8. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 635938 · Violation 4765979 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 635938 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

    Case 265475 · PASSED

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

  11. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 4508 · OPEN · Withdrawn

    I HAVE HAD THE BAR FOR 55 YEARS AND SMOKING HAS ALWAYS BEEN ALLOWED. MY BUSINESS IS HURTING DRASTICALLY BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN SMOKE IN OTHER BARS. WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH ALL THE INSPECTIONS AND REGULATIONS.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 30, 2026, 5:57 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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