2026 taxable assessment $2,235,700 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $2,989,500; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Commercial property report
3908-50 Kensington Ave
25,996 sqft · CMX2.5 · built 1980
Store · Juniata Plaza INC · assessed $2.2M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $3.0M. On the 3900 block of Kensington Ave.
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Property summary
Assessment$2,235,7002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $2,989,500
Last sale$2.4MRecorded 2005
Est. tax bill$31,295/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits3Dated events in report
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
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OPA 8821645202026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion
The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.
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What stands out
From the public recordPermit on record
Record summaryAddition and/or Alterations permit recorded in 2024.
View supporting records →The property record, over time
Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal is placed on the City’s annual assessment line. Select a point to read what happened; the line is an assessment history—not a sale-price chart or appraisal. OPA has also published a 2027 assessment of $2,989,500; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2016$1.4M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$1.4M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$1.5M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$1.5M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$1.5M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$1.5M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$1.5M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$2.3M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$2.3M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$2.2M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$2.2M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$3.0M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Appeal · 2026-06-24ZBA Permit Denial - VarianceA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
- Appeal · 2019-11-12RB_LIRBA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentAppeal
Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.
Every dated record2 events · exact dates, newest first
- AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
- AppealRB_LIRB
Commercial propertyProperty report
This is a store, recorded under the city's commercial category. The homeowner tools (rent estimate, homestead playbook) don't apply, so they're hidden. The full record and owner trail are below.
What it is
Store
Shop Cent Strip Masonry
Owner
Juniata Plaza INC
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $2.2M
Taxable assessment on the roll
$ / sq ft
$115
below the $130 median for 12,035 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Erie Torresdale
city commercial corridor
Assessed value
$2,235,700
2026 OPA · 2027: $2,989,500
Interior area
25,996 sqft
Lot size
59,274 sqft
Built
1980
Zoning
CMX2.5
Records behind the chart
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Browse 2 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
Appeal 32391 · In Process
PERMIT FOR INSTALLATION OF (2) SETS OF CHANNEL LETTERS (3'-2"X 42' 133 SQ.FT.) AND (1) ILLUMINATED SIGN BOX 2'-6"X 15' 37.5 SQ.FT.) FOR PROPOSED USE AS RETAIL SALE OF SUNDRIES, PHARMACEUTICALS AND CONVENIENCE SALES IN SPACE #8 IN AN EXISTIN
- AppealRB_LIRB
Appeal 38066 · OPEN · City affirmed
JUNIATA PLAZA INC 3908 KENSINGTON AVE. IN SAME PLAZA ANOTHER STORE HAVE A TOBACCO PERMIT. UNIVERSAL DOLLAR STORE, CROSS STREET BEP GAS STATION AND NEXT TO STREET OF SCHOOL WALGREEN HAVE TOBACCO PERMIT. WE REQUEST FOR TOBACCO PERMIT TOO PLEA
What this record suggests
The timeline preserves the dated City rows that matched this parcel. It is a sequence to verify, not a conclusion about present condition.
Who's behind it
Juniata Plaza INC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $4.4M combined
• Tax bills mail to 2727 N American St, Philadelphia PA, 19133
Block context
3908-50 Kensington Ave sits on the 3900 block of Kensington Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 3900 Kensington Ave · 3960-80 Kensington Ave
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 8:55 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. “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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