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Fern Rock
Fern Rock: 120 permits, $10.99M in deals, 7 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $1,954,903 across 170 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 120
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 10
- Median sale
- $340K
- Deal $ volume
- $10.99M
- Violations
- 257
- Tax-delinquent
- 170
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
12 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 27, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. 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 Aug 26, 2026
General Earth Disturbance ONLY · FOR A EARTH DISTURBANCE WORK PER APPROVED PLANS.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Make Safe Permit For RP · 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 FRONT PORCH AND MAIN ROOF AS PER PLAN AND ENGINEER’S REPORT TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2021-011581. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED
- Issued Aug 17, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. 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 Aug 16, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH NO INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard 3 way switch replacement (2) , install smoke detectors (2) install carbon/smoke detectors (1), replace exterior light fixture (2), replace interior light fixture (5), replace receptacle (13) 20 A Afci circuit and receptacle basement/first floor (2) switch replacement toggle switch (12) install basement lighting (3) install front porch GFCI (1) ALL WI
- Issued Aug 13, 2026
EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel · All approved work performed in accordance with Residential - EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Replace 3/4 full water service from main to meter
- Issued Jul 29, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Rewire - Deactivation of K&T wiring Replacement of existing receptacles, switches wiring in: 3rd floor rooms and hallway, 2nd floor rooms and hallway, living room, dining room. Kitchen lights and stove receptacle, exterior fixtures. Breaker corrections and panel tightening. GFCI and AFCI in all required areas. ***All work to be done according to NEC 2020, Fish Only***
- Issued Jul 29, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH NO INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard Replace outlets, lights and switches. install outlet in Kit and bedroom All Wires Are Fished
- Issued Jul 27, 2026
EZ Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo. · EZ INTERIOR NON-LOAD-BEARING WALL DEMOLITION - For the interior demolition on NON-Load-Bearing partition walls and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of fou
- Issued Jul 22, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · INTERIOR ALTERATION TO THE EXISTING ONE-STORY STRUCTURE. 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 Jul 22, 2026
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO) · FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A CARE FACILITY (GROUP R-3). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLANS. NO ALTERATIONS ARE APPROVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
New business licenses
10 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Jul 21, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5615 N Warnock St
- Issued Jul 17, 2026
HAPPY SMITH'S DELI INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 5601 N Broad St
- Issued Jun 30, 2026
PHH MORTGAGE CORP*
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6126 N 11th St
- Issued Mar 18, 2026
ROYAL CONVENIENCE STORE LLC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 5701 N Broad St
- Issued Mar 5, 2026
SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5943 N Marvine St
- Issued Feb 6, 2026
Dwayne C Vann c/o PennyMac Loan Services
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6045 N Marvine St
- Issued Feb 5, 2026
LEO STORE INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 5601 N Broad St
- Issued Jan 7, 2026
OLNEY PIZZA
Food Preparing and Serving · 5601 N Broad St
- Issued Nov 20, 2025
JASON ADAMS
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6014 N 10th St
- Issued Nov 19, 2025
Security National Servicing Corp
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6030 N Marvine St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Fern Rock.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$1,954,903 owed
- Sheriff sale17 yrs owed
$36,821
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$29,025
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$15,197
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$10,914
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$9,531
- Sheriff sale3 yrs owed
$3,056
- Sheriff sale2 yrs owed
$3,003
- 42 yrs owed
$109,202
- 25 yrs owed
$69,158
- 24 yrs owed
$62,241
- 25 yrs owed
$59,878
- 18 yrs owed
$57,053
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Aug 5, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 9, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 6, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 6, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 28, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 28, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 29, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 19, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 11, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 19, 2021ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE
Get the weekly pulse for Fern Rock
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.