{"asOf":"2026-07-27T21:22:45.552Z","block":"2800-2899 KENSINGTON AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2800-2899-kensington-ave","address":"2821 KENSINGTON AVE","parcelNumber":"882000112","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000112","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"AB0","buildingCodeNew":"820","buildingClass":"STORE 2 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS RES","useLabel":"Store","owner":"ROCK MINISTRIES OF PHILAD","coOwner":null,"marketValue":246100,"landAssessment":49200,"improvementAssessment":196900,"livableArea":1074,"yearBuilt":1935,"lastSale":null,"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.99156495257067,"lng":-75.12177658656003,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2026-019995","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-07-15","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-07-15","buildingId":"1014851"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19134","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":2,"lotArea":4270,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":null,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":273300,"taxable":273300,"land":54660,"improvement":218640,"taxableLand":54660,"taxableImprovement":218640,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":246100,"taxable":246100,"land":49200,"improvement":196900,"taxableLand":49200,"taxableImprovement":196900,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":3826,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2023-000942","date":"2023-01-26","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION TO THE EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2023-007751","date":"2023-08-12","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-03","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CONSOLIDATE TWO (2) EXISTING LOTS (PREMISES “A”: 2819 KENSINGTON AVE) & (PREMISES “B”: 2821 KENSINGTON AVE) INTO ONE (1) LOT (PARCEL “C”); SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2023-000698","date":"2024-01-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2023-11-14","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE), ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. *ASBESTOS REMEDIATION REQUIRED*"},{"number":"MP-2024-003196","date":"2024-07-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2024-006534","date":"2024-10-16","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 3 SINKS, 2 LAVATORIES, 2 WATER CLOSETS, 1 MOP SINK AND 1 HOT WATER HEATER ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2025-009430","date":"2025-11-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"From existing PECO service: install new distribution panels in basement and second floors, connect power to receptacles, lighting circuits, appliances, HVAC equipment, and install fire alarm system. All work per 2017 NEC. -NOTED: All wiring in patient care areas to be PER 517.13(A) Low frequency sounders to be installed in all living rms and bedrooms."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["6 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: CP-2023-000698 (Issued), MP-2024-003196 (Issued), PP-2024-006534 (Issued), EP-2025-009430 (Issued).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 15, 2027","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"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.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"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.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"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.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"}]}