{"asOf":"2026-07-10T08:05:23.849Z","block":"2100-2199 KIMBALL ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2100-2199-kimball-st","address":"2106 KIMBALL ST","parcelNumber":"301254206","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=301254206","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"GRIFFITHS STEPHEN","coOwner":"RISHI FARAH","marketValue":1244000,"livableArea":2950,"yearBuilt":2020,"lastSale":{"price":1025000,"date":"2021-11-01T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":4065.82,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":4065.82,"principalDue":3180.9,"penaltyDue":190.85,"interestDue":167,"otherChargesDue":527.07,"yearsOwed":1,"oldestYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2022-02-19","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":197600,"taxableAssessment":197600,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":2766,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"sheriffSaleAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94008365892614,"lng":-75.17840914358693,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.178363007,39.940133546],[-75.178385712,39.940025139],[-75.178455281,39.940033773],[-75.178432575,39.940142178],[-75.178363007,39.940133546]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":3,"lotArea":788,"zoning":"I2","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":null,"centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":1,"homestead":false,"mail":"2106 KIMBALL ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2021,"v":197600,"taxable":197600},{"y":2022,"v":197600,"taxable":197600},{"y":2023,"v":909100,"taxable":181820},{"y":2024,"v":909100,"taxable":181820},{"y":2025,"v":991000,"taxable":198200},{"y":2026,"v":991000,"taxable":198200},{"y":2027,"v":1244000,"taxable":248800}],"taxNow":2774,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"1011568","date":"2019-09-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-03","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE (WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE TO ENCLOSE ACCESS STAIRS ONLY) TO BE USED AS GROUPS R-3/U (SFD W/PARKING), AS PER PLANS; SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MEP/FSP WORK; TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R MIN; SEE AP#1002294 FOR ZONING/USE APPROVAL; SEE AP#1001448 FOR PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2021-000105","date":"2021-02-03","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-03","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING WITH GARAGE AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE A NEW TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"PP-2021-002804","date":"2021-02-23","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-03","scope":"Installing !\" Water Service, 5\" Curb Trap, 4\" Main Drain & 4\" Fresh Air Inlet"},{"number":"MP-2021-001511","date":"2021-03-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-03","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. (Install (2) 92% Eff. 40,000 BTU Gas furnace. install ductwork, grilles, registers and diffusers, installing (2) 2 Ton 13 seer A/C condensers (SFD)."},{"number":"PP-2021-004237","date":"2021-03-29","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-03","scope":"For Interior Plumbing Work to Include installing 4 toilets, 4 lavs, 2 tubs, 1 shower, 1 kitchen sink, 1 bar sink, 1 washer, and 2 hose bibbs as per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code."},{"number":"EP-2021-002372","date":"2021-03-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-10-19","scope":"Install a 200 amp service and new wire throughout a new single family dwelling per 2014 NEC."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 360% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $197,600 to $909,100","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$4,065.82 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}