THE INDEX: 64 17 · week of Jun 29permits soft, openings quiet, deal ledger quiet

The Philadelphia Index

Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Philadelphia

Crescentville

Crescentville: 10 permits, $1.26M in deals, 4 tax-delinquent parcels in the last 12 months.

Owed to the city $67,652 across 4 delinquent parcels

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
10
New units
0
New licenses
2
Median sale
$460K
Deal $ volume
$1.26M
Violations
29
Tax-delinquent
4

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

6 entries

The biggest recorded deeds on the public record here, largest first.

  1. Recorded Dec 23, 2024

    $4M

    5501 Whitaker Ave

    to WHITAKER AVENUE LLC

  2. Recorded Jan 21, 2025

    $750K

    5551 Tabor Ave

    to MELD 5551 TABOR LLC

  3. Recorded Oct 21, 2025

    $550K

    5520 Whitaker Ave Unit E

    to NAM & NHI LLC

  4. Recorded Jan 9, 2026

    $460K

    5520 Whitaker Ave Unit F

    to LND GROUP LLC

  5. Recorded Sep 4, 2024

    $270K

    5910 Langdon St

    to LAZO BACA VICENTE N

  6. Recorded Sep 30, 2025

    $255K

    5903 Algon Ave

    to REYES RUSSELL

Recent permits

11 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    5520 Whitaker Ave

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A TYPE 1 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD (6'-0") AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, FANS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. **IMC 2018**

  2. Issued Jun 12, 2026

    5400r Langdon St

    Change of Use · Wholesale, Distribution, and Storage - Warehouse.; Research and Development

  3. Issued May 22, 2026

    6100 Oxford Ave

    Alterations · REPAIR/REPLACE 1.5" WATER SERVICE CURB TO HOUSE.

  4. Issued Apr 2, 2026

    5501 Tabor Ave

    Alterations · REPLACE (2) 4" BACKFLOW DEVICES

  5. Issued Mar 20, 2026

    5435 Whitaker Ave

    Sign · FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS. SIGNS ACCESSORY TO A RETAIL SALES OF WEARING APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES IN SPACE 20 AS PART OF AN EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRIC.

  6. Issued Feb 18, 2026

    6204-08 Oxford Ave

    Parking Only · SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN.

  7. Issued Feb 3, 2026

    5435 Whitaker Ave

    Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGN AND THE REFACEMENT OF ONE NON-ILLUMINATED DOUBLE FACED ACCESSORY FREESTANDING SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.

  8. Issued Nov 20, 2025

    1 units

    4670 E Roosevelt Blvd

    Addition and/or Alteration · REPLACEMENT OF WELLS FARGO ATM TO INCLUDE FOUNDATION WORK. 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. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK**

  9. Issued Nov 5, 2025

    1 units

    4620r-40 E Roosevelt Blvd

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.

  10. Issued Sep 30, 2025

    4620r-40 E Roosevelt Blvd

    Addition and/or Alteration · Add receptacle outlets using existing circuits, add new branch circuits for new equipment . PER APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC.

  11. Issued Jul 14, 2025

    4620r-40 E Roosevelt Blvd

    Alterations · INTERIOR ALTERATION TO RETAIL SPACE. DIRECT REPLACMENT OF FIXTURES LIKE FOR LIKE NO PIPING BEING REPLACED OR INSTALLED. FIXTURE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT PIPING INSTALLED PER 2018 PPC

New business licenses

2 entries

The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.

  1. Issued Dec 4, 2025

    Thang Restaurant (Restaurant)

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 5520 Whitaker Ave

  2. Issued Aug 11, 2025

    YOMI MILK TEA LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 5520 Whitaker Ave

On the record — distress

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

Tax-delinquent parcels

$67,652 owed

  1. 14 yrs owed

    5922 Andale St

    $30,057

  2. 11 yrs owed

    5916 Langdon St

    $15,309

  3. $14,806

  4. 3 yrs owed

    5932 Langdon St

    $7,480

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL

  2. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    OCCUPANT LOAD SIGN

  3. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  4. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    PERIODIC TESTING

  5. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANGERS & BRACKETS

  6. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    INTERIOR DOORS

  7. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED

  8. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    COMMERCIAL SYSTEM TEST

  9. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    PANIC HARDWARE

  10. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    STAIRWAY ROOF ACCESS

  11. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    INSPECTION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE

  12. Violation Jun 4, 2026OPEN

    5500 Langdon St

    LIGHT- OTHER SPACES

Get the weekly pulse for Crescentville

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.