THE INDEX: 166 ▲22 · week of Oct 19 — permits firm, openings steady, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

Clearview

Clearview: 52 permits, $11.57M in deals, 2 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Owed to the city $438,380 across 58 delinquent parcels

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
52
New units
0
New licenses
5
Median sale
$273K
Deal $ volume
$11.57M
Violations
162
Tax-delinquent
58

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.

  1. Recorded Nov 26, 2025

    $10.76M

    2240 Island Ave

    to ESP HOLDCO IV-P LLC

  2. Recorded Sep 25, 2025

    $3.85M

    2301 S 75th St

    to JDO VENTURES LLC · 2 parcels

  3. Recorded Sep 10, 2024

    $330K

    7430 Buist Ave

    to JONES WARREN E

  4. Recorded Jun 12, 2025

    $320K

    7929 Buist Ave

    to TANG MIKEY;NGO PHOEBE

  5. Recorded Mar 11, 2025

    $300K

    2517 Rosella Pl

    to GREENLEE WOODS YASMINE

  6. Recorded Jun 16, 2025

    $289K

    7533 Wheeler St

    to PIERCE GUY

  7. Recorded Jul 9, 2025

    $285K

    7909 Buist Ave

    to MITKEA MESFIN K

  8. Recorded Jun 25, 2026

    $278K

    2530 S 74th St

    to FUENTES GODINEZ ALEX E;ROMERO CARBAJAL DORIS MARILU

  9. Recorded Apr 10, 2025

    $275K

    2429 Claymont St

    to PRICE RONNIE

  10. Recorded Nov 21, 2024

    $275K

    7854 Venus Pl

    to AGYEKUM ROSELINE

  11. Recorded Sep 24, 2024

    $275K

    2429 Claymont St

    to PRICE RONNIE

  12. Recorded Jul 2, 2024

    $275K

    7829 Buist Ave

    to ATEMNKENG MICHAEL;ATEMNKENG IRENE

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Oct 22, 2026

    7535 Elmwood Ave

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE MAIN DRAIN.

  2. Issued Oct 20, 2026

    2538 S 74th St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2026-009736

  3. Issued Oct 19, 2026

    7530 Elmwood Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · - Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH NO INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard

  4. Issued Oct 12, 2026

    2538 S 74th St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR SECOND-FLOOR PORTION IN KIND, NO CHANGE IN EXTERIOR BUILDING HEIGHT, DIMENSIONS, OR GROSS FLOOR AREA, TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK*

  5. Issued Oct 7, 2026

    7530 Elmwood Ave

    Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Replacing 50 gallon gas water heater

  6. Issued Oct 2, 2026

    7804 Mercury Pl

    Make Safe Permit For RP · For (repair to roof as per Engineer’s report) to resolve case CF-2026-028384. A separate permit is required for any additional alterations that are not specifically addressed on case CF-2026-028384.

  7. Issued Sep 24, 2026

    7818 Mercury Pl

    Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH AN INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE FROM 100 AMPS TO 200 AMPS as per attached Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard. Upgrade from 100 amp service to 200 amp service , new Grounding system, Fishing and replace damage outlet, light switches , Install Hard wire Smoke detector and Carbon Detector. All work to be perform according to the 2020 NEC and per EZ Standard and executed contract.

  8. Issued Sep 11, 2026

    2441 Milan St

    EZ Masonry Facade 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

  9. Issued Aug 17, 2026

    7384 Wheeler St

    Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Replacing ct and fai

  10. Issued Aug 6, 2026

    2527 Ashford St

    Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing REPLACE EXISTING CURB TRAP/MAIN DRAIN/FAI

  11. Issued Aug 4, 2026

    2530 S 78th St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR DECK ON AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. DETAILS AS SHOWN IN PLANS.

  12. Issued Jul 20, 2026

    2530 S 78th St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR DECK ON AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.

New business licenses

7 entries

The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.

  1. Issued Sep 3, 2026

    RDS Vending LLC

    Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler · 2301 S 75th St

  2. Issued Jun 22, 2026

    Linwood Carter c/o MidFirst Bank

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 7381 Elmwood Ave

  3. Issued Apr 10, 2026

    ISLAND CONVENIENCE INC

    Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 7401 Buist Ave

  4. Issued Feb 3, 2026

    Cyprexx Services LLC (Cyprexx Services LLC)

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 2520 S 74th St

  5. Issued Dec 1, 2025

    Aayan Services Inc (Marathon)

    Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 2450 Island Ave

  6. Issued Sep 29, 2025

    Citizens Bank

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 7824 Saturn Pl

  7. Issued Sep 4, 2025

    Martina Lee

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 7808 Buist Ave

On the record — distress

The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Clearview.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$438,380 owed

  1. Sheriff sale10 yrs owed

    7501-03 Chelwynde Ave

    $21,989

  2. Sheriff sale2 yrs owed

    07736 Buist Ave

    $1,700

  3. 17 yrs owed

    7833 Mercury Pl

    $39,899

  4. $34,504

  5. 10 yrs owed

    2425 Rosella St

    $22,435

  6. 12 yrs owed

    2556 Ashford St

    $21,452

  7. 5 yrs owed

    7830 Saturn Pl

    $19,745

  8. $19,559

  9. 12 yrs owed

    2442 Arcola St

    $19,193

  10. 17 yrs owed

    7719 Buist Ave

    $13,848

  11. 10 yrs owed

    2429 S 74th St

    $13,075

  12. $11,546

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Aug 28, 2026ACTIVE

    2536 Ashford St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jul 29, 2026ACTIVE

    7945 Buist Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Mar 27, 2026ACTIVE

    7804 Mercury Pl

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Jul 23, 2025ACTIVE

    7381 Elmwood Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe May 28, 2024ACTIVE

    7411 Buist Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Violation Oct 20, 2026OPEN

    2240 Island Ave

    BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE POLICY VIOLATION

  7. Violation Oct 8, 2026OPEN

    7414 Elmwood Ave

    VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

  8. Violation Oct 8, 2026OPEN

    7414 Elmwood Ave

    EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

  9. Violation Sep 23, 2026OPEN

    2512-32 Island Ave

    VEGETATION

  10. Violation Sep 23, 2026OPEN

    2512-32 Island Ave

    VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

  11. Violation Sep 23, 2026OPEN

    2512-32 Island Ave

    WASTE ACCUMULATION PROHIBITED

  12. Violation Sep 19, 2026OPEN

    7415-17 Buist Ave

    MULTIPLUG ADAPTORS

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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.