Neighborhood File · The Public Record
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Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill: 395 permits, $139.3M in deals, 4 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $868,861 across 39 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 395
- New units
- 3
- New licenses
- 20
- Median sale
- $1.04M
- Deal $ volume
- $139.3M
- Violations
- 175
- Tax-delinquent
- 39
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.
- Recorded Jan 21, 2026
$9.07M
to ELMOR CHESTNUT HILL PROPCO LLC;CHESTNUT HILL AL PROPCO LLC
- Recorded Jan 28, 2025
$3.3M
to STAHLECKER HILARY A TR;REVOCABLE AGREEMENT OF TRUST OF HILARY A STAHLECKER
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · renovations to an existing single family structure, work to include first-floor kitchen, pantry, mudroom/laundry, breakfast room, and powder room. Includes window replacement in existing window locations in the kitchen and breakfast room. details per plan.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
EZ Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo. · EZ INTERIOR NON-LOAD-BEARING WALL DEMOLITION - For the interior demolition on NON-Load-Bearing partition walls and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of fou
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Rewiring throughout of the apartments Smoke alarms, outlets, lights switches , 400 amp service 4 gang meter socket Fire alarm . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72.
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF FIFTEEN (15) DETACHED STRUCTURES, CONSISTING OF THREE (3) SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS WITH TWO (2) ACCESSORY INTERIOR OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES EACH, AND TWELVE (12) TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS WITH FOUR (4) ACCESSORY INTERIOR OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES EACH; TOGETHER WITH A ONE (1) STORY ADDITION TO AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, FOR A TOTAL OF TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DWELLING UNITS ON A SINGLE LOT, AS SHOWN IN SIZE AND LOCATION ON THE APPROVED PLANS.
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Excavation · FOR EXCAVATION ONLY FOR SUBSURFACE DETENSION BASINS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS/APPROVALS REQUIRED BY PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Repairing house drain
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR DETACHED GARAGE AND THE ERECTION OF NEW TWO PARKING SPACES ATTACHED GARAGE ADDITION AS PART OF AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN.
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel · All approved work performed in accordance with Residential - EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel.
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE INTERIOR MAIN DRAIN.
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT, FAI & MD.
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2026-005179
- Issued Aug 18, 2026
New Construction · 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. 60K BTU Furnace and 2 ton AC for the lower level & first floor, 40K BTU furnace and 2 ton AC for the 2nd & 3rd floors, ductwork, and 18 diffusers
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
GOUDY RUSSELL
Hazardous Materials · 8450 Germantown Ave
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
HEARTH AND SOUL CAFE LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 8221-35 Germantown Ave
- Issued Jun 1, 2026
JUNTO FOODS INC (THE BLUE WARBLER)
Sidewalk Cafe · 8001-07 Germantown Ave
- Issued May 28, 2026
JUNTO FOODS INC (THE BLUE WARBLER)
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 8001-07 Germantown Ave
- Issued May 15, 2026
BOUTIQUE CHESTNUT HILL
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 8630 Germantown Ave
- Issued Mar 20, 2026
Urban Acquisitions LLC (Bahia Bowls )
Food Preparing and Serving · 8136 Germantown Ave
- Issued Mar 19, 2026
Mike Chechol Oh
Hazardous Materials · 8002-06 Germantown Ave
- Issued Mar 3, 2026
The Borscht Belt Newtown LLC (The Borscht Belt)
Food Preparing and Serving · 8221-35 Germantown Ave
- Issued Feb 26, 2026
Smell The Curry (Smell The Curry Express LLC)
Food Preparing and Serving · 8221-35 Germantown Ave
- Issued Feb 6, 2026
23TKS, INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 8221-35 Germantown Ave
- Issued Jan 10, 2026
Curry Craze Indian Bistro Inc (Nirvana Indian Bistro Chestnut Hill)
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 8609-11 Germantown Ave
- Issued Dec 18, 2025
Damien Graef (Lovat Square)
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 184-86 E Evergreen Ave
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Chestnut Hill.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$868,861 owed
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$108,514
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$53,501
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$29,918
- Sheriff sale3 yrs owed
$7,816
- 13 yrs owed
$87,035
- 1 yr owed
$57,047
- 2 yrs owed
$56,406
- 2 yrs owed
$54,602
- 4 yrs owed
$39,930
- 2 yrs owed
$27,177
- 3 yrs owed
$22,493
- 3 yrs owed
$21,363
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Aug 6, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 8, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 8, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Nov 30, 2017ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Nov 30, 2017ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 7, 2017ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 7, 2017ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 7, 2017ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 7, 2017ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 7, 2017ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
WORKING SPACE & CLEARANCE
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Get the weekly pulse for Chestnut Hill
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.