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About this home
Move-in Ready Stylish Home, NEW ROOF and close to all downtown KC has to offer! This rare house blends classic aesthetics with modern updates throughout. The main floor has all the character with a large family area and separate dining room. Recently renovated kitchen features new cabinets, countertops, sink, range, and bamboo hardwood floors that continue into the laundry room and updated half bath on the main floor! Upstairs are three spacious bedrooms with a fourth flexible bedroom space on the third floor giving plenty of options for guests, a home office, creative space, or additional family room. Outside, the backyard is ready for entertaining with a large patio space and room for gardening, pets, and play. Additional updates include a newer air conditioner, water heater, gutters with covers, and bathrooms. Easy access to highways, entertainment, and shopping makes this charming, spacious, and gorgeously updated home a must-see!
South India Mound, located between Independence Avenue and the Missouri River, is a historic and industrial Kansas City neighborhood with blufftop views and rail-corridor edges. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Independence Avenue corridor near the riverfront, where warehouses, small workshops, and long-standing storefronts set a working-city tone. The Arabia Steamboat Museum, River Market Antiques, and the City Market act as cultural anchors tied to the area’s river-trade roots. Housing reads as modest, with older frame homes and small brick buildings mixed into light-industrial blocks. Streets feel utilitarian, with big skies and freight infrastructure shaping the soundscape. The riverfront geography keeps the landscape open and directional, with downtown’s skyline appearing between industrial lots.
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Offer insights
140 S Kensington Ave · $225,000
$225K and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $225K+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
37 days
The average home goes pending in 25 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
98.8%
Most homes are selling 1% below list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Formal dining area
Stone/rock basement
Bedrooms
4 bedrooms (bedrooms located on second and third floors)
Bathrooms
1 full bathroom
1 half bathroom
Kitchen
Kitchen on main level
Laundry & utility
Main level laundry room
Heating & cooling
Forced air heating
Electric cooling
Exterior features
Deck
Fire pit
Privacy wood fencing
Property not in a flood plain
Home design
Single family residence
Residential property
2- and 3-story floor plan
Parking
Off-street parking
Construction
Frame and stucco construction
Composition roof
Built over 100 years ago
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electricity and solar
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Diamond in the rough right here! Large 4 bedroom on the 3rd floor. New carpet throughout! Newer windows! Need a great backyard in Northeast for entertaining?! This is the house! Come check it out!
Kansas City's residential (R) zoning districts are primarily intended to create, maintain, and promote a variety of housing opportunities for individual households and to maintain the desired physical character of existing and developing neighborhoods. While the districts primarily accommodate residential use types, some nonresidential uses are also allowed. The R district standards provide development flexibility, while at the same time helping to ensure that new development is compatible with the city's many neighborhoods. In addition, the regulations offer certainty for property owners, developers, and neighbors about the limits of what is allowed.
Zone overlays
Truman Plaza Area Plan
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
4/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 107° expected this year, 17 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
Minor risk of severe winds over next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
2 unhealthy days expected this year, 3 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Kansas City, MO • 64123
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Sun exposure
70/ 100
Good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 140 S Kensington Ave
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Nearby homes have recently listed between $169,900 and $275,000.
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $170K to $275K.