THE INDEX: 64 17 · week of Jun 29permits soft, openings quiet, deal ledger quiet

The Philadelphia Index

Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

Francisville

Francisville: 159 permits, $54.21M in deals, 4 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Owed to the city $2,434,873 across 96 delinquent parcels

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
159
New units
33
New licenses
14
Median sale
$513K
Deal $ volume
$54.21M
Violations
248
Tax-delinquent
96

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.

  1. Recorded Dec 19, 2024

    $8.5M

    1615 W Girard Ave

    to PHILADELHIA LOTUS 21 LLC · 12 parcels

  2. Recorded Dec 30, 2024

    $7.25M

    1522-26 W Girard Ave

    to 1522 GIRARD LLC

  3. Recorded Dec 30, 2024

    $7.25M

    1528-30 W Girard Ave

    to 1528 GIRARD LLC

  4. Recorded Dec 30, 2024

    $7.25M

    1532-34 W Girard Ave

    to 1532 GIRARD LLC

  5. Recorded Nov 14, 2025

    $3.08M

    1502 Swain St

    to PHILADELPHIA LOTUS 23 LLC · 7 parcels

  6. Recorded Nov 13, 2025

    $2.63M

    721 N 16th St

    to PHILADELPHIA LOTUS 24 LLC

  7. Recorded Jun 7, 2024

    $2.2M

    807 N 19th St

    to TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT LLC · 13 parcels

  8. Recorded May 9, 2025

    $2.1M

    1730 W Girard Ave

    to PHILADELPHIA LOTUS 23 LLC · 2 parcels

  9. Recorded Mar 13, 2026

    $1.72M

    1729 Francis St

    to 1729 FRANCIS STREET LLC;1729 FRANCIS ST AGA LLC

  10. Recorded Oct 22, 2024

    $1.7M

    1805 Ridge Ave Unit C1

    to WSJ HOMES LLC · 7 parcels

  11. Recorded Aug 20, 2024

    $1.54M

    731 N Uber St

    to STREGE TIMOTHY A TR;TIMOTHY A STREGE REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST

  12. Recorded Sep 16, 2025

    $1.52M

    767 N Uber St

    to SPERLING JOSHUA HRUBY;BLICK CARLY ANN

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    1624 Parrish St

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

  2. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    863 N 15th St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED 2-STORY STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (AFFORDALE HOUSING UNIT); SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN.

  3. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    845 N 16th St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · Erection of an attached structure with cellar to use as single family household living (affordable housing unit). size and location as shown in the plan.

  4. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    1544 Ogden St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · Erection of an attached structure with cellar to use as single family household living ( affordable housing unit). size and location as shown in the plan.

  5. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    1610 Ogden St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · Erection of an attached structure with cellar to use as single family household living (affordable housing unit). size and location as shown in the plan.

  6. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    1437 Ogden St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · For the erection of a two-story attached structure with a full basement. Size and location per plan.

  7. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    851 N 16th St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · New construction of a two story single-family structure as per approved plan, Affordable project

  8. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    1438 Ogden St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE, FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN.

  9. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    841 N 16th St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · Erection of an attached structure with cellar to use as single family household living (affordable housing unit). Size and location as shown in the plan.

  10. Issued Jul 6, 2026

    1630-32 Ridge Ave

    New Construction · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. 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.

  11. Issued Jul 2, 2026

    1800 W Girard Ave

    Addition and/or Alterations · EZ KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- For the installation of New Wet Chemical Kitchen Fire Suppression System as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. To install a wet chemical fire suppression system for a 13'-6" hood system

  12. Issued Jun 30, 2026

    1631 Ridge Ave

    Change of Use · Eating and Drinking Establishments - Sit-Down Restaurant

New business licenses

12 entries

The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.

  1. Issued Jun 25, 2026

    OVG Holdings LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 858 N Broad St

  2. Issued Jun 17, 2026

    Bryan Foray

    Limited Lodging Operator · 1814 Olive St

  3. Issued Jun 14, 2026

    SMASH GUYS LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 820 N Broad St

  4. Issued Jun 13, 2026

    Garden Pizza and Grill LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 1902 W Girard Ave

  5. Issued Jun 10, 2026

    CHESLEY LLC (ORIENTAL KITCHEN )

    Dumpster License - Public ROW · 919-21 N 18th St

  6. Issued May 29, 2026

    People for People, Inc.

    Public Garage / Parking Lot · 1429-35 Parrish St

  7. Issued May 7, 2026

    LA BICHOTA ENTERTAINMENT LLC (812 LOUNGE)

    Special Assembly Occupancy · 812 N Broad St

  8. Issued May 4, 2026

    RIDGE GROCERY MART LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 1614-20 Ridge Ave

  9. Issued Apr 29, 2026

    Breanna Ockimey

    Limited Lodging Operator · 1536 Parrish St

  10. Issued Apr 17, 2026

    LMJ (La Maison Jaune)

    Food Caterer · 1602 Ridge Ave

  11. Issued Feb 24, 2026

    Manan Ventures Inc (Tiffin Indian Cuisine)

    Sidewalk Cafe · 1921-29 Fairmount Ave

  12. Issued Nov 25, 2025

    TABA CHING CHING LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 1833-39 Fairmount Ave

On the record — distress

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

Tax-delinquent parcels

$2,434,873 owed

  1. Sheriff sale4 yrs owed

    01555 Ridge Ave

    $18,411

  2. Sheriff sale20 yrs owed

    01620 Ogden St

    $8,964

  3. Sheriff sale2 yrs owed

    01517 Parrish St

    $5,511

  4. Sheriff sale31 yrs owed

    01618 Ogden St

    $3,775

  5. $314,986

  6. $295,181

  7. $211,766

  8. $207,125

  9. $78,526

  10. 12 yrs owed

    1921 Parrish St

    $78,426

  11. 2 yrs owed

    800 N Broad St

    $73,180

  12. 18 yrs owed

    761 N Uber St

    $58,895

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Jun 2, 2026ACTIVE

    1607-09 Ridge Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe May 8, 2026ACTIVE

    825 Leland St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Apr 16, 2026ACTIVE

    1632 Poplar St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Jan 9, 2024ACTIVE

    2000 W Girard Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Mar 15, 2023ACTIVE

    1423-25 Poplar St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Violation Jul 8, 2026OPEN

    842 N 16th St

    EXTERIOR STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION

  7. Violation Jul 8, 2026OPEN

    842 N 16th St

    EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WALLS

  8. Violation Jul 8, 2026OPEN

    842 N 16th St

    EXTERIOR AREA RODENT HARBORAGE

  9. Violation Jul 8, 2026OPEN

    842 N 16th St

    EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS DOOR FRAMES

  10. Violation Jul 8, 2026OPEN

    842 N 16th St

    EXTERIOR STRUCTURE DOORS

  11. Violation Jul 8, 2026OPEN

    842 N 16th St

    PEST ELIMINATION INFESTATION SINGLE OCCUPANT

  12. Violation Jul 8, 2026OPEN

    842 N 16th St

    INTERIOR SURFACES

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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 August 1, 2026.