Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Philadelphia
Crescentville
Crescentville: 19 permits, $9.36M 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
- 19
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 1
- Median sale
- $4.68M
- Deal $ volume
- $9.36M
- Violations
- 44
- 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
7 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 Oct 19, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Provide and install addressable automatic fire alarm system in retail store as per approved plans and 2019 NFPA 72.
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · For the Relocation of Sprinkler Heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. CP-2026-001377
- Issued Oct 16, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL I INTERIOR ALTERATIONS FOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING TOILET ROOMS OF AN EXISTING MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY. 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 Sep 17, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · INSTALLATION OF NEW LIGHT FIXTURES AND POWER AND DATA RECEPTACLES AS PER 2017 NEC. -ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND METER ARE EXISTING-
- Issued Sep 16, 2026
Alterations · Replace plumbing fixtures, new water heater, new drinking fountain
- Issued Sep 16, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS AND DIFFUSERS WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. *NO APPLIANCES ON THIS PERMIT.
- Issued Sep 9, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. ***************** SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ******************************************
- Issued Aug 5, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Tenant Fit-out. Light fixture replacement Relocating existing receptacle outlets; all work per approved plans NEC 2020
- Issued Jul 21, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Upgrade (52) Cat6 cables throughout 1st and 2nd floors. Using existing pipe and wire mold and supporting means. no new pipe or wire mold will be installed.
- Issued Jul 18, 2026
Sign · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGN, CHANNEL LETTER (7’ H x 38’-4” W = 268.3 SF), ACCESSORY TO RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER GOODS. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *********SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED. ***********
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
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**
- Issued Jun 12, 2026
Change of Use · Wholesale, Distribution, and Storage - Warehouse.; Research and Development
New business licenses
2 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Dec 4, 2025
Thang Restaurant (Restaurant)
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 5520 Whitaker Ave
- 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
- 14 yrs owed
$30,057
- 11 yrs owed
$15,309
- 1 yr owed
$14,806
- 3 yrs owed
$7,480
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Violation Sep 9, 2026OPEN
BENCHMARKING LATE
- Violation Sep 2, 2026OPEN
BENCHMARKING LATE
- Violation Sep 2, 2026OPEN
BENCHMARKING LATE
- Violation Aug 8, 2026OPEN
NEW ELECTRICAL SERVICE
- Violation Aug 8, 2026OPEN
UNAPPROVED USED MATERIALS
- Violation Aug 4, 2026OPEN
SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Aug 4, 2026OPEN
APPEARANCE OF EQUIPMENT
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
EMERGENCY LIGHTING ACTIVATION TEST
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
OBSTRUCTIONS
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
UNAPPROVED CONDITIONS
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
COMMERCIAL SYSTEM TEST
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
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 November 3, 2026.