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The Philadelphia Index

Entity File · The Public Record

Owner of record

Ralph Kellam Jr Wid

1 permit · 5 violations

Records on file
6

Permits (as owner)

1 entry

  1. Issued Sep 14, 2026

    2231 Watkins St

    Make Safe Permit For RP · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2026-022376 TO REPAIR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED FRONT CHIMNEY, FRONT FACADE AND TO REBUILD COLLAPSED REAR EXTERIOR WALL AS PER ENGINEER’S REPORT AND APPROVED ENGINEER PLANS. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #CF-2026-022376.

Violations

5 entries

  1. Unsafe Mar 11, 2026ACTIVE

    2231 Watkins St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Violation Mar 11, 2026OPEN

    2231 Watkins St

    UNSAFE STRUCTURE

  3. Violation Mar 11, 2026OPEN

    2231 Watkins St

    ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

  4. Violation Mar 11, 2026OPEN

    2231 Watkins St

    EXTERIOR WALLS

  5. Violation Mar 11, 2026OPEN

    2231 Watkins St

    CHIMNEY VIOLATIONS

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Entities are grouped by a normalized name from the public record; a separate legal entity per building is common, so some portfolios span several related names. Sources: Phila. Dept. of Records (deeds), L&I (permits & violations), Dept. of Revenue (tax delinquencies), reflecting the record as of our last weekly ingest. Verify independently before relying on it.
Last generated October 20, 2026.