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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Cobbs Creek
Cobbs Creek: 1,080 permits, $76.29M in deals, 75 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $16,392,959 across 1,599 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 1,080
- New units
- 12
- New licenses
- 69
- Median sale
- $323K
- Deal $ volume
- $76.29M
- Violations
- 1,962
- Tax-delinquent
- 1,599
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 27, 2026
Make Safe Permit For RP · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO RESOLVE CASE VIOLATION # CF-2026-014528 TO REPAIR FRACTURED REAR AND SIDE EXTERIOR WALLS AS PER THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND APPROVED ENGINEER PLANS. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #CF-2026-014528. “IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRU
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
EZ Wall 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 Aug 25, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · 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. Install 95% HVAC system, ductwork, and 15 diffusers
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · 200 amp service replacement (no increase in size of service. Total rewire ( fishing only)
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Replace Breakers with Arc Fault breakers in existing 100 amp panel, replace smokes and carbons, Install outlet in Kitchen All Wires Are Fished
- Issued Aug 24, 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 Aug 24, 2026
Change of Use · Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries; Retail Sales - Consumer Goods
- Issued Aug 21, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT, FAI & MD.
- Issued Aug 21, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
- Issued Aug 21, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Hematite MT LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6134 Hazel Ave
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5819 Sansom St
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6121 Webster St
- Issued Aug 18, 2026
YUNG TING LAU
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5800 Cedar Ave
- Issued Aug 14, 2026
ROCKET MORTGAGE
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 423 S 62nd St
- Issued Aug 11, 2026
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 427 Cobbs Creek Pkwy
- Issued Aug 10, 2026
Trina Short
Child Care Facility · 5854 Larchwood Ave
- Issued Aug 7, 2026
Fay Servicing LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6146 Delancey St
- Issued Aug 5, 2026
LA Vi GROCERY INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 6201 Pine St
- Issued Jul 30, 2026
PHH MORTGAGE CORP*
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6018 Chestnut St
- Issued Jul 30, 2026
CATERPILLERS TO BUTTERFLIES LEARNING ACADEMY LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 262 S 60th St
- Issued Jul 28, 2026
cleavon clarke
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5214 Sansom St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Cobbs Creek.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$16,392,959 owed
- Sheriff sale28 yrs owed
$66,019
- Sheriff sale34 yrs owed
$56,495
- Sheriff sale31 yrs owed
$52,848
- Sheriff sale34 yrs owed
$45,131
- Sheriff sale22 yrs owed
$42,601
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$38,390
- Sheriff sale22 yrs owed
$35,490
- Sheriff sale19 yrs owed
$34,537
- Sheriff sale22 yrs owed
$29,470
- Sheriff sale18 yrs owed
$27,629
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$27,355
- Sheriff sale12 yrs owed
$26,032
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Aug 25, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 25, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 20, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 18, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 18, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 1, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 23, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 20, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 16, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Cobbs Creek
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.