THE INDEX: 84 78 · week of Aug 24permits quiet, openings quiet, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

Dunlap

Dunlap: 57 permits, $901K in deals, 6 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Owed to the city $1,385,863 across 149 delinquent parcels

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
57
New units
3
New licenses
5
Median sale
$281K
Deal $ volume
$901K
Violations
213
Tax-delinquent
149

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

11 entries

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

  1. Recorded Jul 7, 2026

    $350K

    5146 Haverford Ave

    to ASANTI HAIR STUDIO LLC

  2. Recorded Dec 18, 2024

    $345K

    24 N 51st St

    to ASER ASSETS LLC

  3. Recorded Jul 16, 2025

    $325K

    202 N 50th St

    to CABEZAS STEPHANIE;DOWNING ERIN

  4. Recorded Apr 21, 2025

    $320K

    23 N Paxon St

    to MAZE SOLUTIONS REALTY LLC

  5. Recorded Aug 1, 2024

    $310K

    210 N 50th St

    to ROSEN-LONG MAXWELL ALLAN;SEITER EMILY ANNE

  6. Recorded Dec 11, 2025

    $281K

    34 N Paxon St

    to LORACLE SIANI

  7. Recorded May 31, 2024

    $275K

    234 N 50th St

    to WESOLOWSKI LAURA

  8. Recorded May 21, 2024

    $275K

    119 Farson St

    to WENG CINDY

  9. Recorded Jun 4, 2024

    $273K

    5050 Haverford Ave

    to NICHOLLS LASHIMA;NICHOLLS ROMANDO

  10. Recorded Oct 22, 2025

    $270K

    4905 Arch St

    to MOMENT SAMERAH DANAE

  11. Recorded Feb 7, 2025

    $270K

    239 Farson St

    to REED LAMONT

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Aug 3, 2026

    136 N 51st St

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

  2. Issued Jul 31, 2026

    108 N 50th St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  3. Issued Jul 27, 2026

    1 units

    5019 Market St

    Commercial Make Safe Permit · 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 STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR THE REPAIR OF EXTERIOR WALL AS PER PLAN AND ENGINEER’S REPORT TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2026-046705. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK

  4. Issued Jul 23, 2026

    108 N 50th St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  5. Issued Jul 23, 2026

    33 Dearborn St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  6. Issued Jul 23, 2026

    132 N 49th St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  7. Issued Jul 22, 2026

    37 N 50th St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. Replace Curb Trap with Fresh Air Inlet

  8. Issued Jul 21, 2026

    60 Dearborn St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Replace outlets , lights and switches, install outlet in Kit., Living Room and back bedrooms All Wires Are Fished Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH NO INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY DISCONNECT as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard

  9. Issued Jul 21, 2026

    118 N Paxon St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Replace outlets, switches and fixtures only. Fishing

  10. Issued Jul 20, 2026

    26 N 50th St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Re-connect all existing circuits to new panel and breakers. Add several 20 amp 120 volt circuits through out using the FISHING method of wiring. Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH AN INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE FROM 100 TO 200 as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard

  11. Issued Jul 16, 2026

    9-37 N 52nd St

    Change of Use · Retail Sales - Consumer Goods; Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries

  12. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    23 N Paxon St

    Change of Use · Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family

New business licenses

5 entries

The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.

  1. Issued May 15, 2026

    51ST MINI MART LLC

    Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 5101 Market St

  2. Issued Apr 27, 2026

    Guardian Asset Management

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 50 Farson St

  3. Issued Apr 15, 2026

    Jjohns Services Llc C/O BSI Financial Services

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 45 Farson St

  4. Issued Mar 27, 2026

    Lorraine Bridges

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 125 N Paxon St

  5. Issued Oct 2, 2025

    Rashea Martin c/o Trumark Financial Credit Union

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5108 Arch St

On the record — distress

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

Tax-delinquent parcels

$1,385,863 owed

  1. Sheriff sale29 yrs owed

    5105 Market St

    $35,595

  2. Sheriff sale18 yrs owed

    43 Farson St

    $23,596

  3. Sheriff sale17 yrs owed

    223 Farson St

    $22,672

  4. Sheriff sale19 yrs owed

    32 N 51st St

    $21,620

  5. Sheriff sale16 yrs owed

    32 Farson St

    $10,572

  6. Sheriff sale15 yrs owed

    130 N Paxon St

    $2,543

  7. 44 yrs owed

    5118 Arch St

    $39,963

  8. 40 yrs owed

    46 N 51st St

    $37,737

  9. 24 yrs owed

    29 Farson St

    $35,409

  10. 31 yrs owed

    149 Farson St

    $34,782

  11. 40 yrs owed

    48 N 51st St

    $34,743

  12. 25 yrs owed

    5017 Market St

    $34,674

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Jun 30, 2026ACTIVE

    235 Ramsey St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jun 29, 2026ACTIVE

    42 Dearborn St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Jun 15, 2026ACTIVE

    29 Farson St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe May 29, 2026ACTIVE

    215 N Creighton St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe May 29, 2026ACTIVE

    217 N Creighton St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe May 5, 2026ACTIVE

    5019 Market St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Feb 8, 2026ACTIVE

    26 N 51st St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Nov 14, 2025ACTIVE

    4906 Arch St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Oct 4, 2025ACTIVE

    43 N 52nd St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Aug 12, 2025ACTIVE

    5107 Race St

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Feb 19, 2025ACTIVE

    113 Farson St

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe Jun 11, 2024ACTIVE

    229 N Creighton St

    Unsafe structure designation

Get the weekly pulse for Dunlap

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.