{"asOf":"2026-07-10T08:05:23.849Z","block":"2100-2199 KIMBALL ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2100-2199-kimball-st","address":"2138 KIMBALL ST","parcelNumber":"301254238","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=301254238","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"CANAVAN JANNA","coOwner":"CANAVAN JASON","marketValue":1399000,"livableArea":3014,"yearBuilt":2020,"lastSale":{"price":1030000,"date":"2021-03-09T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94022177554047,"lng":-75.1795230744365,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.179476081,39.940271682],[-75.179498788,39.940163277],[-75.179570502,39.940172176],[-75.17954682,39.940280461],[-75.179476081,39.940271682]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":null,"baths":3,"stories":3,"lotArea":806,"zoning":"I2","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":null,"centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":2,"homestead":false,"mail":"2138 KIMBALL ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2021,"v":202200,"taxable":202200},{"y":2022,"v":202200,"taxable":202200},{"y":2023,"v":930200,"taxable":186040},{"y":2024,"v":930200,"taxable":186040},{"y":2025,"v":1014000,"taxable":202800},{"y":2026,"v":1014000,"taxable":202800},{"y":2027,"v":1399000,"taxable":279800}],"taxNow":2839,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"1001448","date":"2019-09-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-26","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."},{"number":"1045751","date":"2020-01-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-22","scope":"install (2) gas furnances with ductwork unit1"},{"number":"PP-2020-001859","date":"2020-05-21","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-29","scope":"For Exterior Plumbing Work at Lot#1 to include installation of new 5x4 CURB TRAP, 4\" FRESH AIR INLET, BUILDING DRAIN, and 1\" DOMESTIC WATER SERVICE as per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code."},{"number":"EP-2020-000365","date":"2020-06-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-09","scope":"Install a 200 amp service and new wire throughout a new single family dwelling per 2014 NEC."},{"number":"1038886","date":"2020-06-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-02","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13R SYSTEM SERVICED BY A TWO INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS SEALED BY DESIGN ENGINEER. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A NFPA 13R STANDARD."},{"number":"PP-2020-001964","date":"2020-08-06","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-02-22","scope":"For Interior Plumbing Work to Include installing house drain, stack, and 1 water heaters, 4 toilets, 4 lavs, 4 shower/tub, 1 kitchen sinks, 2 hose bibbs, 1 washers, and 1 bar sink, water supply to fixtures and soil and waste piping as per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":1030000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0960968","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Janna Canavan","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2024-09-11","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-12","expirationDate":"2026-09-10","inactiveDate":null}],"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 $202,200 to $930,200","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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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"}]}