THE INDEX: 161 ▲53 · week of Oct 26 — permits steady, openings soft, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

Entity File · The Public Record

Owner of record

Rappaport Samuel, Family Partnership

6 permits · 8 violations

Records on file
14

Permits (as owner)

6 entries

  1. Issued Aug 5, 2026

    1517 Chestnut St

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR INSTALLATION OF FOUR-INCH FIRE SERVICE MAIN, FOUR-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER, FIRE PUMP, FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND STANDPIPES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS, NFPA 13, NFPA 14 AND NFPA 20.

  2. Issued Jul 23, 2026

    1517 Chestnut St

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, GRDs, BATHROOM AND CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUSTS, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IMC. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2024-002247 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.

  3. Issued Apr 13, 2026

    1517 Chestnut St

    Alterations · REPAIR/REPLACE BUILDING DRAIN.

  4. Issued Nov 21, 2025

    812-14 Chestnut St

    Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO) · FOR AN OCCUPANCY CHANGE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE . FOR THE RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER GOODS, FOODS, BEVERAGES AND GROCERIES.**NO WORK APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT**

  5. Issued Nov 10, 2025

    812-14 Chestnut St

    Change of Use · Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries; Retail Sales - Consumer Goods

  6. Issued Jul 30, 2025

    2046 Chestnut St

    General Earth Disturbance ONLY · TO MILL, PAVE AND RE-STRIPE EXISTING PARKING SPACES (NO RECONFIGURATION OF PARKING SPACE) AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

Violations

8 entries

  1. Violation Oct 5, 2026OPEN

    305 South St

    FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

  2. Violation Oct 5, 2026OPEN

    305 South St

    PERIODIC TESTING

  3. Violation Oct 5, 2026OPEN

    305 South St

    HANDRAILS & GUARDS

  4. Violation Sep 24, 2026OPEN

    812-14 Chestnut St

    FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

  5. Violation Sep 24, 2026OPEN

    812-14 Chestnut St

    FOOD - RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS PERMANENT LICENSE

  6. Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN

    1517 Chestnut St

    3302.1 ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS AND ADDITIONS.

  7. Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN

    1517 Chestnut St

    UNAPPROVED MATERIALS

  8. Violation Jan 29, 2026OPEN

    1517 Chestnut St

    EXTERIOR AREA GRAFFITI

Track this owner

We'll flag their next deal, permit, or filing — usually before the neighbors know.

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 November 7, 2026.