BMK Properties, LLC
BMK Properties, LLC (Mo Rushdy, Lawrence McKnight)
22 housing units sold, across 48 properties · Council District 1 · BMK Properties, LLC
What is missing from the record
Steps with no date on record, or that the record shows were stopped. A step that is not on record may still have happened.
- Deed into the Land BankPartly done
On record for 90% of the properties; the rest are not on record yet.
- ClosingPartly done
On record for 44% of the properties; the rest are not on record yet.
- Records may be mixed
Records for this project were matched by address and buyer, and the match could not be fully confirmed. Treat the dates on this page as a starting point.
Where this project stands
Five steps, from the Board agenda to the closing. A disposition is the sale or transfer of a Land Bank property. The Council step is City Council's approval of the sale, which comes after the Board's approval.
- 1. On a Board agendaDoneOct 12, 2021 to Jun 10, 2025
- 2. Board approvalDoneNov 9, 2021 to Jun 10, 2025
- 3. Council approval of the dispositionDoneDec 9, 2021 to Nov 3, 2022
- 4. Deed into the Land BankPartly doneDec 9, 2015 to Oct 29, 202590% of properties
- 5. ClosingPartly doneFeb 29, 202444% of properties
Board hearings
One row for each Board hearing where this project was on the agenda. Fewer than six approving votes means no decision was reached; it is not a denial. Speakers and letters are public comments on the item.
| Date | Agenda item | Outcome | Vote as recorded | Public speakers | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2021 | 4.A(3) | Tabled | 5-2 (5 in favor, Goodman and Sauer against); insufficient under bylaws | 3 | 11 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | 4.A(3) | Approved | 9-1 (all present except Gonzalez) | 6 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | IV.B(2) | Approved | unanimous | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | IV.D | Approved | unanimous | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 10, 2024 | IV.E.3 | Approved | unanimous | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | IV.C | Approved | unanimous | 0 | 0 |
How members voted
Shown only where the minutes or a transcript record how a member voted; a voice vote with no names shows no one. Y = yes, N = no, A = abstained, R = recused. A blank cell means no vote by that member is on record for that item.
| Member | 2021-10-124.A(3) | 2021-11-094.A(3) | 2023-12-12IV.D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Goodman | N | ||
| Maria Gonzalez | N | ||
| Mo Rushdy | R | ||
| Rick Sauer | N |
City Council
City Council resolutions that name this project's properties, from Council's Legistar records. Earlier resolutions often moved the lots into the Land Bank; they are not Council's approval of this sale (step 3 above).
| Resolution | Sponsor | Status | Introduced | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200532 | Councilmember Squilla | adopted | Oct 1, 2020 | Oct 8, 2020 |
| 210615 | Councilmember Squilla | adopted | Jun 17, 2021 | Jun 24, 2021 |
| 210659 | Councilmember Squilla | adopted | Jun 24, 2021 | Jun 24, 2021 |
| 210759 | Councilmember Squilla | adopted | Sep 23, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| 220548 | Councilmember Squilla | adopted | May 26, 2022 | Jun 9, 2022 |
Closings
From the Land Bank's settlement records.
| Purchaser | Closing date | Price | Appraised value | Units | Council resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMK Properties, LLC (Scattered Site - Phase 1) | Feb 29, 2024 | $22,000 | $972,000 | 22 | 210974;220887 |
Days from the first Board approval to each closing: 842.
People and organizations
- Applicant
- BMK Properties, LLC
- Council resolutions naming these properties, sponsored by
- Mark Squilla (resolutions 200532, 210615, 210659)
- Board members with a recorded vote
- Andrew Goodman (no), Maria Gonzalez (no), Mo Rushdy (recused), Rick Sauer (no)
Public comment
A position is counted only where the person stated one at a hearing or in a letter. Letters read aloud at a meeting are staff summaries, not the writer's own words. Officials and people speaking for an organization are named; residents who spoke for themselves are counted, not named.
Across all hearings: 12 public speakers and 12 letters, with 5 statements of support and 16 of opposition.
| Named commenters (20 in all, residents included) | Stated position | Speaking for (organization) |
|---|---|---|
| Jihad Ali | mixed | |
| Mo Rushdy | support | BMK Properties, LLC, RiverWard Group |
| Alyson Weiss | neutral | |
| Tiffany Green | mixed | Concerned Citizens of Point Breeze |
| Adrienne Fernandez | oppose | Swampoodle Neighborhood Parcels Association |
| Nicole Westerman | oppose | New Kensington CDC |
| Gloria Cartagena | oppose | Somerset Neighbors for Better Living |
| Pastor R. Harris | oppose | Somerset Neighbors for Better Living |
| Steve Shklovsky | oppose | Metro Impact |
| Sarah Gertler | oppose | Community Action Relief Project |
| Sal Hamerman | oppose | Community Action Relief Project |
From the record
Passages quoted from the Board's minutes, packets and transcripts. 6 of 25 shown.
… Street; 2646, 2658 Ritter Street; 2089 E. Somerset Street; 2106, 2133, 2135, 2250, 2252 E. William Street (CD1) – BMK Properties, LLC Mr. Lawrence presented the proposed disposition of 2419, 2501, 2855, 2857 Amber Street; 2143, 2155, 2157 E. Birch Street; 2134, 2172 E. Cambria Street; 2103, 2107 E. Cumberland Street; 2107 E. Dakota Street; 2478, 2480 Emerald Street; 2405 E. Firth Street; 2022 E. Fletcher Street; 1929, 1935, PLB Board of Directors DRAFT Meeting Minutes of October 12, 2021 Page 4 of 29 Philadelphia Land Bank Board Meeting Package for November 9, 2021 Page 8 of 191
Minutes · Oct 12, 2021, item 4.A(3) · packet p. 8 · PLB Board Package for 11.9.2021 Board Meeting.pdf
Agenda · Oct 12, 2021, item 4.A.(3) · packet p. 2 · PLB Board Package for 10.12.2021 Board Meeting.pdf
2653 Kensington Avenue; 2068 E. Monmouth Street; 1844 E. Oakdale Street; 2140, 2151, 2153, 2156 E. Orleans Street; 2646, 2658 Ritter Street; 2089 E. Somerset Street; and 2106, 2133, 2135, 2250, 2252 E. William Street in the 1st Council District to BMK Properties, LLC for the development of forty-three (43) single-family mixed-income homeownership units. Eight (8) units will be sold to households with incomes between 61% and 80% AMI, fourteen (14) units will be sold to households with incomes between 81% and 120% AMI, and the remaining twenty-one (21) units will be sold at market rate. The prop…
Minutes · Nov 9, 2021, item 4.A(3) · packet p. 10 · PLB Board Package for 12.14.2021 Annual Board Meeting.pdf
Agenda · Nov 9, 2021, item 4.A(3) · packet p. 2 · PLB Board Package for 11.9.2021 Board Meeting.pdf
… and not large enough to support a single-family home, necessitating the consolidation of 2250 E. William Street and 2252 E. William Street into one parcel, a building with two (2) duplex units rather than two (2) single-family homes will be constructed on the consolidated parcel. The disposition is otherwise the same as what the Board approved in November 2021. Ms. Fadullon then called for questions or comments from the Board on this item. There were none. Ms. Fadullon called for questions or comments from the public on this item. There were none, and no public comments were received prior…
Minutes · Oct 11, 2022, item IV.B(2) · packet p. 7 · PLB Board Package for 11.15.2022 Board Meeting.pdf
Agenda · Oct 11, 2022, item IV.B(2) · packet p. 1 · PLB Board Package for 10.11.2022 Board Meeting.pdf
Properties (48)
21 closed, 27 not closed yet. Showing the first 40, not-closed first. See all 48
Not closed yet (27)
| Address | OPA account number | Status | Deed into the Land Bank | Closing date | Entered the Land Bank via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1844 E OAKDALE ST | 311225101 | Board approved, not yet closed | May 16, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 1920 E OAKDALE ST | 314226701 | Board approved, not yet closed | not on record | not closed | none found |
| 1929 E HAROLD ST | 314181901 | Board approved, not yet closed | May 16, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 1935 E HAROLD ST | 314182201 | Board approved, not yet closed | May 16, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2107 E CUMBERLAND ST | 314030101 | Board approved, not yet closed | Nov 7, 2022 | not closed | RDA |
| 2107 E DAKOTA ST | 313114900 | Board approved, not yet closed | May 21, 2018 | not closed | private or other |
| 2134 E CAMBRIA ST | 252090101 | Board approved, not yet closed | May 16, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2156 E ORLEANS ST | 252166100 | Board approved, not yet closed | Dec 9, 2015 | not closed | PHDC/PHA/other public |
| 2172 E CAMBRIA ST | 252092001 | Board approved, not yet closed | May 16, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2215 E HAROLD ST | 314184701 | Board approved, not yet closed | not on record | not closed | none found |
| 2217 E HAROLD ST | 314184801 | Board approved, not yet closed | not on record | not closed | none found |
| 2250 E WILLIAM ST | 252072301 | Board approved, not yet closed | not on record | not closed | none found |
| 2405 E FIRTH ST | 314066601 | Board approved, not yet closed | Nov 7, 2022 | not closed | RDA |
| 2419 AMBER ST | 311136501 | Board approved, not yet closed | not on record | not closed | none found |
| 2536 JASPER ST | 311054401 | Board approved, not yet closed | Sep 23, 2022 | not closed | PHDC/PHA/other public |
| 2633 MARTHA ST | 311190801 | Board approved, not yet closed | Nov 7, 2022 | not closed | RDA |
| 2637 JANNEY ST | 311242101 | Board approved, not yet closed | Mar 24, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2639 JANNEY ST | 311242201 | Board approved, not yet closed | Mar 24, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2639 KENSINGTON AVE | 885366420 | Board approved, not yet closed | May 16, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2641 KENSINGTON AVE | 885366500 | Board approved, not yet closed | May 16, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2643 JANNEY ST | 311242401 | Board approved, not yet closed | Mar 24, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2643 KENSINGTON AVE | 885366560 | Board approved, not yet closed | May 16, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2645 JANNEY ST | 311242501 | Board approved, not yet closed | Mar 24, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2646 RITTER ST | 312054421 | Board approved, not yet closed | Mar 24, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2653 KENSINGTON AVE | 311050701 | Board approved, not yet closed | May 16, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2658 RITTER ST | 312054446 | Board approved, not yet closed | Mar 24, 2023 | not closed | RDA |
| 2878 AMBER ST | 252447701 | Board approved, not yet closed | Oct 29, 2025 | not closed | RDA |
Closed (21)
| Address | OPA account number | Status | Deed into the Land Bank | Closing date | Entered the Land Bank via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 E HAROLD ST | 314182601 | Closed | May 16, 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | RDA |
| 2022 E FLETCHER ST | 313047700 | Closed | Apr 24, 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | RDA |
| 2068 E MONMOUTH ST | 252120601 | Closed | Dec 9, 2015 | Feb 29, 2024 | PHDC/PHA/other public |
| 2089 E SOMERSET ST | 252029200 | Closed | Dec 29, 2015 | Feb 29, 2024 | PHDC/PHA/other public |
| 2103 E CUMBERLAND ST | 314029901 | Closed | Nov 7, 2022 | Feb 29, 2024 | RDA |
| 2106 E WILLIAM ST | 252068301 | Closed | Oct 19, 2022 | Feb 29, 2024 | RDA |
| 2133 E WILLIAM ST | 252076001 | Closed | Oct 19, 2022 | Feb 29, 2024 | RDA |
| 2135 E WILLIAM ST | 252076101 | Closed | Oct 19, 2022 | Feb 29, 2024 | RDA |
| 2140 E ORLEANS ST | 252165301 | Closed | May 16, 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | RDA |
| 2143 E BIRCH ST | 252155501 | Closed | Dec 18, 2015 | Feb 29, 2024 | PHDC/PHA/other public |
| 2151 E ORLEANS ST | 252177401 | Closed | May 16, 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | RDA |
| 2153 E ORLEANS ST | 252177501 | Closed | May 16, 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | RDA |
| 2155 E BIRCH ST | 252155601 | Closed | Oct 19, 2022 | Feb 29, 2024 | RDA |
Sources: Board minutes and packets; PHDC workbook; Council (Legistar); Transcript. Built from the Land Bank Board's minutes, packets and transcripts, the Land Bank's settlement workbook, and City Council records.