The Brief
- Neighbors on Argyle Street in Kensington say an abandoned row home is overrun by a large family of raccoons.
- Residents are worried about health and safety risks, especially for children living next door.
- The property owner is listed as SPK Property Group LLC, but the group is now permanently closed and the city has not responded to complaints.
PHILADELPHIA – Neighbors in Kensington are raising concerns after a family of raccoons took over an abandoned row home on Argyle Street, according to residents and city records.
Neighbors say raccoons are climbing the building and roaming the block
What we know: Resident Iseih Williams captured video of about 12 raccoons climbing the exterior of the vacant property and said, “They not scared. They walk through the streets, their whole family, and then go climbing up to their house… I call them the new kids on the block,” said Williams.
Williams described the situation as shocking, saying, “We in the hood, we are not supposed to see stuff like that. It’s a shocker,” said Williams.
Neighbors say the abandoned house is wedged between two occupied homes, putting next-door families at risk. Williams said, “I done seen raccoons all the time. It’s not the problem of the raccoons, this is dangerous because this is a baby that lives next-door and anything can happen,” said Williams.…