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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Fairhill
Fairhill: 143 permits, $923K in deals, 26 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $2,318,010 across 489 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 143
- New units
- 3
- New licenses
- 8
- Median sale
- $250K
- Deal $ volume
- $923K
- Violations
- 402
- Tax-delinquent
- 489
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
5 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 25, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Total wire as per NEC 2020. New 200 amp service
- Issued Aug 17, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install one new exterior GFCI-protected receptacle to serve charging equipment for Handicare 1000 straight stair lift at front entrance. Extend branch circuit from existing grounded interior receptacle to new exterior location. Install receptacle in lockable weatherproof enclosure with extra-duty/in-use weatherproof cover.
- Issued Aug 17, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND INSTALLATION OF A STAIRLIFT TO THE FRONT OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLAN.
- Issued Aug 15, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Replacing existing 3/4" water service
- Issued Aug 13, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Aug 12, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
- Issued Aug 10, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Replace main sewer line from curb trap fai into house
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
EZ Roof 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 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A STAIRLIFT TO THE FRONT OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK*
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
Excavation · FOR EXCAVATION AND UNDERPINNING AS PER APPROVED PLANS.
- Issued Aug 5, 2026
3 units
New Construction · FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. FOR USE AS THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS. STRUCTURE TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R MINIMUM. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.** **2018 IBC**
- Issued Aug 4, 2026
EZ Roof 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
New business licenses
9 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 13, 2026
Lion Tree LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 555 W Somerset St
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
M and P Tire Shop
Tire Dealer · 3207 N 6th St
- Issued Jun 4, 2026
Lima One Capital LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 3242 N Randolph St
- Issued May 29, 2026
ANGRY BIRDS LLC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 2906 N 5th St
- Issued Apr 30, 2026
R D AUTO REPAIR LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 2739 N Fairhill St
- Issued Dec 11, 2025
VICTORIA BAKERY INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 2859-61 N 5th St
- Issued Nov 10, 2025
DRAGON GATE CONVENIENCE STORE LLC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 2851 N 5th St
- Issued Oct 1, 2025
LLG GROCERY 2 INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 330 W Cambria St
- Issued Aug 22, 2025
A to Z Grocery Inc
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 443 W Indiana Ave
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Fairhill.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$2,318,010 owed
- Sheriff sale3 yrs owed
$19,367
- Sheriff sale38 yrs owed
$18,046
- Sheriff sale9 yrs owed
$13,730
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$13,347
- Sheriff sale16 yrs owed
$13,010
- Sheriff sale21 yrs owed
$12,098
- Sheriff sale25 yrs owed
$9,352
- Sheriff sale18 yrs owed
$8,649
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$8,086
- Sheriff sale9 yrs owed
$7,447
- Sheriff sale30 yrs owed
$6,372
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$6,073
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jun 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 11, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 11, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 8, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Nov 6, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 22, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 5, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 26, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 5, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 7, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 24, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Nov 30, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Fairhill
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 19, 2026.