Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Philadelphia
Center City East
Center City East: 98 permits, $12.95M in deals, 15 tax-delinquent parcels in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $691,918 across 15 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 98
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 15
- Median sale
- $913K
- Deal $ volume
- $12.95M
- Violations
- 65
- Tax-delinquent
- 15
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 25, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install Cat 6 cables from the Customer's IDF on the 11th fl to renovation areas, 7 single CAT6 cable locations, 2 single CAT6 locations for WAPs, 1 dual Cat6 cable location (one date/one voice) and 1 quad CAT 6 cable location.
- Issued Aug 17, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72. Basement — FA-02 • Installation: o (5) ceiling-mounted strobe lights o (15) ceiling-mounted horn/strobes o (10) wall-mounted horn/strobes • Provide required vertical conduit/homeruns as necessary. • Core drill approximately (12) wall penetrations as required. • Provide 120V power source for PAD/fire alarm equipment as required. 1st Floor Plaza — FA-03 • Installation: o (6) Wall-mounted strobe lights o (2) ceiling-mounted horn/strobes o (17) wall-
- Issued Aug 13, 2026
Sign · FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY INTERIOR WALL SIGNS AND ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY INTERIOR PROJECTING SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS. **SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL ELECTRICAL WORK.**
- Issued Aug 7, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *IEBC 2021*
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS ON THE 2ND FL. OF AN EXISTING BUILDING FOR THE USE OF BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/ FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVMENTS 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 Aug 3, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR REMOVAL FOUR (4) EXISTING FLAT WALL SIGNS AND REPLACE WITH FOUR (4) ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGNS, AND REMOVAL TWO (2) EXISTING FLAT WALL SIGNS AND REPLACE WITH TWO (2) NON-ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGNS, AND REMOVAL FOUR (4) EXISTING DOUBLE FACED PROJECTING BLADE SIGNS AND REPLACE WITH FOUR (4) ILLUMINATED DOUBLE FACED PROJECTING BLADE SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION / PLANS.
- Issued Aug 1, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Electrical Permit for combo CP-2026-001603
- Issued Jul 30, 2026
Shelter/Platform · - Erection of a sidewalk shelter platform as per Engineered Plans. Streets Department permit is required for sidewalk closure prior to the start work. Sidewalk shed will not be attached to the building's historic facade.
- Issued Jul 23, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS WITHOUT A CHANGE TO EXISTING GROUP B SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT USE AND OCCUPANCY AT THE 1ST FLOOR. EXISTING BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK.
- Issued Jul 22, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Interior electrical alteration for the Jimmy John's as per approved plans NEC 2017 ***NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT***
- Issued Jul 16, 2026
Alterations · Install 1 floor sink, 1 hub drain, 1 grease interceptor, 1 three compartment sink, 1 prep sink and 1 hand sink. All work to be done according to the 2018 PPC and per approved plans.
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
Balance FB LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 1319-25 Market St
- Issued Aug 1, 2026
3DP Events, LLC (3DPrintopia)
Promoter Registration · 1101 Arch St
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
Heng Ji Food Inc
Food Preparing and Serving · 48-52 N 10th St
- Issued Jun 14, 2026
S Mart Essentials II LLC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 928 Arch St
- Issued May 20, 2026
The Wok Philly LLC (The Wok)
Food Preparing and Serving · 833 Market St
- Issued Apr 22, 2026
M&H 2 LLC (SEKELA KITCHEN)
Food Preparing and Serving · 1126-36 Arch St
- Issued Apr 21, 2026
Realen Convention Center Parking Partners L.P.
High Rise · 1324-42 Arch St
- Issued Apr 10, 2026
TRADER JOES EAST INC
Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large) · 1324-42 Arch St
- Issued Apr 8, 2026
Hayley Lynn Mulgrave
Limited Lodging Operator · 1232 Summer St
- Issued Dec 2, 2025
ENDURANCE WELLNESS PRODUCTS
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1126-36 Arch St
- Issued Nov 25, 2025
Aramark
Food Preparing and Serving · 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd
- Issued Oct 24, 2025
Lead into Gold LLC (Herbiary)
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1126-36 Arch St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Center City East.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$691,918 owed
- 2 yrs owed
$483,150
- 3 yrs owed
$54,476
- 1 yr owed
$36,249
- 1 yr owed
$22,613
- 2 yrs owed
$15,111
- 2 yrs owed
$15,036
- 3 yrs owed
$13,391
- 2 yrs owed
$12,932
- 1 yr owed
$9,428
- 1 yr owed
$8,654
- 1 yr owed
$8,208
- 1 yr owed
$7,822
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
WET CHEMICAL SYSTEMS
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
OCCUPANT LOAD SIGN
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
FIRE RESISTANCE RATED CONSTRUCTION
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
SELF- OR AUTOMATIC-CLOSING DOORS
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
UNAPPROVED CONDITIONS
- Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN
BENCHMARKING LATE
- Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN
INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
PRIVATE BRIDGE
- Violation Aug 11, 2026OPEN
INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Aug 11, 2026OPEN
SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
Get the weekly pulse for Center City East
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.