Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Philadelphia
Academy Gardens
Academy Gardens: 56 permits, $15.4M in deals, 19 tax-delinquent parcels in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $223,061 across 19 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 56
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 4
- Median sale
- $347K
- Deal $ volume
- $15.4M
- Violations
- 136
- Tax-delinquent
- 19
Permit & deal figures cover the last 12 months; violations and tax delinquencies are the current standing. Same definitions the metro map shades by.
Notable transfers
12 entries
The biggest recorded deeds on the public record here, largest first.
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install dedicated 20 amp line for window ac installation in pvc conduit through exterior to rear bedroom
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install a complete fire alarm system serving the excelsoir health and credit union. Provide all required fire alarm initiating devices, notification appliances, control equipment, modules and wiring. All work shall be performed in accordance with the 2019 NFPA 72, the 2020 NEC and per approved plans.
- Issued Jul 16, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.
- Issued Jun 23, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install new 200 amp service including 3 gang meter pack one 200 amp to apartment 1 one 200 amp to apartment 2 and one 100 amp for common area shared hall way and outdoor lighting as per nec 2017
- Issued Jun 18, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. 80K BTU furnace, 4 ton AC, ductwork, and 12 diffusers
- Issued Jun 17, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. New HVAC system, 65K BTU furnace, 3 ton AC, ductwork, and 8 diffusers
- Issued Jun 16, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE INFILL OF A REAR GARAGE DOOR OPENING IN AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE USED AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER BUILDING APPLICATION/PLAN.
- Issued Jun 10, 2026
Change of Use · Public, Civic, and Institutional - Educational Facilities
- Issued May 26, 2026
Alterations · REPAIR/REPLACE Storm & Sanitary Curb Trap, F.A.I and Main Drain.
- Issued May 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Running 3 electrical lines 12/3 for refrigerators from panel to receptacles, right through the drop ceiling standard NEC code. Fishing wires in drop ceiling and wire mold
New business licenses
4 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
CANNSTATTER VOLKFEST VERNIN
Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) · 9130 Academy Rd
- Issued May 5, 2026
SHAHBAZ MICHEAL
Limited Lodging Operator · 9411 Academy Rd
- Issued Apr 22, 2026
New No.1 China Inc (No.1 China)
Food Preparing and Serving · 3348-62 Grant Ave
- Issued Oct 22, 2025
Prenlyn II Corporation (Midas Frankford)
Tire Dealer · 9200 Frankford Ave
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Academy Gardens.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$223,061 owed
- 12 yrs owed
$47,887
- 9 yrs owed
$26,269
- 12 yrs owed
$25,447
- 4 yrs owed
$14,830
- 5 yrs owed
$14,268
- 4 yrs owed
$14,250
- 3 yrs owed
$12,039
- 6 yrs owed
$8,909
- 3 yrs owed
$8,837
- 2 yrs owed
$8,202
- 4 yrs owed
$8,052
- 25 yrs owed
$7,970
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Nov 6, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Aug 27, 2026OPEN
BENCHMARKING LATE
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
LARGE VACANT PROPERTIES- POSTING
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
LARGE VACANT PROPERTIES- PERIODIC INSPECTION REQ
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
Get the weekly pulse for Academy Gardens
Every deal, permit, and filing on this ground — one email a week, before the neighbors know.
Sources: Phila. Dept. of Records (deeds), L&I (permits, licenses & violations), Dept. of Revenue (tax delinquencies), tagged to neighborhoods by point-in-polygon in our weekly ingest. Neighborhood boundaries from the Azavea / OpenDataPhilly Philadelphia neighborhoods dataset. Verify independently before relying on any figure.
Last generated September 18, 2026.