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Entity File · The Public Record

Sheriff sale

Owner of record

Walker James Jr

2 permits · $4K owed · 6 violations

Records on file
9
Owed to the city
$3,820

Permits (as owner)

2 entries

  1. Issued Aug 3, 2026

    1708 N Gratz St

    Make Safe Permit For RP · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH CF-2026-062464 TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR WALLS AND FRAMING PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN APPROVED PLANS.

  2. Issued Aug 1, 2026

    1708 N Gratz St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE DEMOLITION OF REAR 1-STORY STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

Owes the city

1 entry

  1. Sheriff sale7 yrs owed

    1708 N Gratz St

    $3,820

Violations

6 entries

  1. Unsafe Jun 2, 2026ACTIVE

    1708 N Gratz St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Sep 20, 2019ACTIVE

    1708 N Gratz St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Violation Jun 2, 2026OPEN

    1708 N Gratz St

    ROOF DEFICIENCIES

  4. Violation Jun 2, 2026OPEN

    1708 N Gratz St

    ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

  5. Violation Jun 2, 2026OPEN

    1708 N Gratz St

    UNSAFE STRUCTURE

  6. Violation Jun 2, 2026OPEN

    1708 N Gratz St

    EXTERIOR WALLS

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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 September 18, 2026.