Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Callowhill
Callowhill: 112 permits, $6.9M in deals, 1 sheriff-sale flag in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $1,279,702 across 26 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 112
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 23
- Median sale
- $337K
- Deal $ volume
- $6.9M
- Violations
- 216
- Tax-delinquent
- 26
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 Oct 27, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · INSTALLING A/V DEVICES, RELOCATED MANUAL PULL STATION AND HORN/STROBE AS PER 2019 NFPA 72. DEVICES TO BE CONNECTED TO EXISTING SILENT KNIGHT 5808 PANEL THAT IS LOCATED NEXT DOOR.
- Issued Oct 27, 2026
Shelter/Platform · SHELTER PLATFORM PERMIT- Erection of sidewalk shelter platform 136 l.f. on Vine St. with the deck at 300 P.S.I. each as per Engineered Plans. FOR SHELTER PLATFORM ONLY. NO WORK TO THE STRUCTURE IS APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT. Streets Department permit #SR-2026-036880 for the Philadelphia Streets Dept. permit. PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL APPROVAL: No interaction with the exterior of the adjacent building permitted.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Sign · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A STATICALLY ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLANS. SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMITS ARE REQURIED.
- Issued Oct 13, 2026
EZ Roof Covering Replacement · For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 sh
- Issued Oct 12, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION, THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WINDOWS, INSTALL INSULATION AND WEATHERPROFING, REPLACE INTERIOR DRYWALL AND DOORS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED. ***************** SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ******************************************
- Issued Oct 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. 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 Oct 6, 2026
Lawful Occupancy (LO) ONLY · FOR LAWFUL OCCUPANCY IN EXISTING SPACE AS APPROVED UNDER BUILDING PERMIT #874895 (AND AMENDED UNDER PERMIT #986410).
- Issued Oct 5, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the relocation of sprinkler heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. RELOCATE 14 SPRINKLER HEADS TO ACCOMMODATE NEW FLOOR PLAN
- Issued Sep 30, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO (2) STORY ADDITION ABOVE THE EXISTING FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE AND A SIX (6) STORY ADDITION ATTACHED TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, WITH A FINISHED BASEMENT, A ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE (FOR MAINTENANCE ACCESS ONLY), AND AN ELEVATOR OVERRIDE; FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (TOTAL OF FORTY-THREE (43) DWELLING UNITS); AND FIFTEEN (15) ACCESSORY CLASS 1A BICYCLE PARKING SPACES LOCATED ALONG AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN.
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
Change of Use · Public, Civic, and Institutional - Libraries and Cultural Exhibits; Artist Studios and Artisan Industrial.
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO) · FOR THE DOCUMENTATIONS OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A TWO-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. ****************NO WORK APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT. ***********************************
- Issued Sep 24, 2026
Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Development · FOR THE LOT CONSOLIDATION OF TWO (2) EXISTING LOTS (PREMISES ‘A: 1303-09 BUTTONWOOD STREET) & (PREMISES ‘B’: 1311 BUTTONWOOD STREET) INTO A SINGLE PARCEL (PREMISES ‘C’); SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Oct 7, 2026
7080 BEVERAGE INC (U BEER DISTRIBUTOR)
Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large) · 442-62 N 8th St
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
El Caracol Mexican Grill Inc.
Food Preparing and Serving · 469 N 10th St
- Issued Aug 11, 2026
Old School Boxing
Handbill Distribution · 421 N 9th St
- Issued Jul 22, 2026
GAUDENZIA FOUNDATION
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1300 Spring Garden St
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
Fortune Mini Mart & Pantry Inc
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 305-09 N 12th St
- Issued Jun 17, 2026
Love City Brewing Company
Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Annual) · 1016 Buttonwood St
- Issued May 22, 2026
Ampersand JV LLC (OneZo Bubble Tea)
Food Preparing and Serving · 1001 Vine St
- Issued May 20, 2026
Uncle Artie's Kitchen & Sweets
Vendor - Motor Vehicle Sales · 990 Spring Garden St
- Issued May 5, 2026
Patrick Fluss
Limited Lodging Operator · 915 Ridge Ave
- Issued Apr 14, 2026
401 North Broad Lessee LLC
High Rise · 401 N Broad St
- Issued Apr 1, 2026
1027 Ridge LLC
High Rise · 1021-27 Ridge Ave
- Issued Mar 27, 2026
MAC'S AUTO SERVICES
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 421 N 9th St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Callowhill.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$1,279,702 owed
- Sheriff sale13 yrs owed
$57,265
- 1 yr owed
$249,659
- 2 yrs owed
$205,570
- 3 yrs owed
$146,909
- 1 yr owed
$123,849
- 2 yrs owed
$103,543
- 2 yrs owed
$103,500
- 6 yrs owed
$78,114
- 1 yr owed
$31,972
- 1 yr owed
$31,419
- 8 yrs owed
$20,046
- 14 yrs owed
$16,285
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 12, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
INTERIOR SURFACES
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
FDC EXISTING BUILDING SIGN
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
COMBUSTIBLE DECORATIVE MATERIALS
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX UNOBSTRUCTED & UNOBSCURED
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION SIGNS
Get the weekly pulse for Callowhill
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 November 3, 2026.