Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Philadelphia
Chinatown
Chinatown: 74 permits, $2.14M in deals, 14 tax-delinquent parcels in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $727,450 across 14 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 74
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 9
- Median sale
- $365K
- Deal $ volume
- $2.14M
- Violations
- 132
- Tax-delinquent
- 14
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
11 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 Jun 26, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO) · FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR 3RD-5TH FLOORS TO GROUP R-1 AS PER APPROVED PLANS. NO WORK ON THIS PERMIT. **SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FIRE ALARM**
- Issued Jun 23, 2026
Change of Use · Retail Sales - Consumer Goods; Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries
- Issued Jun 18, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALTERATION TO AN EXISTINGG STRUCTURE (NO ALTERATION TO THE SIDE WALK AND ANY PORITION ENCROACH TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY). ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT APPROVAL. 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 17, 2026
Shelter/Platform · SHELTER PLATFORM PERMIT - Erection of a sidewalk shelter platform as per Engineered Plans. Streets Department permit is required for sidewalk closure prior to the start work.
- Issued Jun 17, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN.
- Issued Jun 16, 2026
Shelter/Platform · SHELTER PLATFORM PERMIT- Erection of a sidewalk shelter platform as per Engineered Plans. See Streets Approval and PHC
- Issued Jun 10, 2026
Sign · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AWNING WITH COPY OF SIGNS ON FRONT ONLY. SIGN TO BE WITH STATIC ILLUMINATION. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK.
- Issued Jun 8, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install 400A service (service switch is to be labeled & numbered) , Install all lighting , receptacles ,equipment hook-ups ,fire alarm . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2017 NFPA-72.
New business licenses
9 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued May 27, 2026
935 NAI BROTHER INC (Chinese Sauerkraut Fish)
Food Preparing and Serving · 935 Race St
- Issued May 19, 2026
New KC's Pastries, LLC (New KC's Pastries)
Food Preparing and Serving · 109 N 10th St
- Issued Apr 9, 2026
Beard Papa's
Food Preparing and Serving · 104-18 N 10th St
- Issued Mar 26, 2026
KUNGFU HOTPOTPA LLC (KUNGFU HOTPOT)
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 126-30 N 10th St
- Issued Mar 19, 2026
NEW HONG KONG BAKERY INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 915-17 Race St
- Issued Mar 10, 2026
PretttyEatz
Food Preparing and Serving · 1016-18 Race St
- Issued Jan 5, 2026
The VaultSea Fusion
Food Preparing and Serving · 1016-18 Race St
- Issued Sep 30, 2025
INSTA FOODZ INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1023 Arch St
- Issued Sep 9, 2025
O CAKE LLC (RESTAURANT)
Food Preparing and Serving · 1003-15 Race St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Chinatown.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$727,450 owed
- 2 yrs owed
$327,149
- 2 yrs owed
$76,023
- 2 yrs owed
$75,152
- 1 yr owed
$71,291
- 1 yr owed
$48,676
- 3 yrs owed
$29,837
- 5 yrs owed
$29,689
- 4 yrs owed
$19,259
- 1 yr owed
$18,600
- 1 yr owed
$14,891
- 1 yr owed
$8,995
- 1 yr owed
$3,392
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Apr 25, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Jul 9, 2026OPEN
FACADES
- Violation May 29, 2026OPEN
NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING
- Violation May 29, 2026OPEN
FLAT WALL SIGN
- Violation May 29, 2026OPEN
ZONING REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION
- Violation May 21, 2026OPEN
FLAT WALL SIGN
- Violation May 21, 2026OPEN
ZONING REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION
- Violation May 20, 2026OPEN
WET CHEMICAL SYSTEM TEST
- Violation May 20, 2026OPEN
FOOD - SMALL ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE
- Violation May 20, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
- Violation May 13, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE MULTI FAMILY (R2)
- Violation May 12, 2026OPEN
FACADES
Get the weekly pulse for Chinatown
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 August 1, 2026.