Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Philadelphia
Crescentville
Crescentville: 13 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
- 13
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 1
- Median sale
- $460K
- Deal $ volume
- $1.26M
- Violations
- 41
- 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.
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- 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
- Issued Mar 20, 2026
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.
- Issued Feb 3, 2026
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.
- Issued Nov 20, 2025
1 units
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**
- Issued Nov 5, 2025
1 units
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.
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 Aug 8, 2026OPEN
UNAPPROVED USED MATERIALS
- Violation Aug 8, 2026OPEN
NEW ELECTRICAL SERVICE
- Violation Aug 4, 2026OPEN
APPEARANCE OF EQUIPMENT
- Violation Aug 4, 2026OPEN
SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
UNAPPROVED CONDITIONS
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
EMERGENCY LIGHTING ACTIVATION TEST
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
COMMERCIAL SYSTEM TEST
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Jul 20, 2026OPEN
OBSTRUCTIONS
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 September 16, 2026.