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Garden Court
Garden Court: 78 permits, $14.64M in deals, 2 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $442,590 across 36 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 78
- New units
- 170
- New licenses
- 5
- Median sale
- $519K
- Deal $ volume
- $14.64M
- Violations
- 81
- Tax-delinquent
- 36
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 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Outlets, reception, lights,switches, gfci lighting in bathroom and kitchen. 100 amp service
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Rewiring/Replace all old wiring throughout home where needed, fishing only. Adding hardwired smokes and receptacles as required. Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH AN INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE FROM 100 AMP TO 200 AMP as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY DISCONNECT
- Issued Aug 18, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · INTERIOR ALTERATION TO CHANGE THE USE OF FRONT PORTION OF FIRST FLOOR TO ONE (1) DWELLING UNIT. 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 17, 2026
170 units
New Construction · NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A TWELVE (12) STORY BUILDING WITH UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE AND MULTIPLE ROOF DECKS FOR USE AS SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACES (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR LEVELS AND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY (170) DWELLING UNITS ABOVE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR EXCAVATION, MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**
- Issued Aug 5, 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 5, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPAIR MD IN FRONT OF PROPERTY.
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
Make Safe Permit For RP · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH CASE #CF-2026-053792- FOR THE REPAIR TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AS PER ENGINEER'S REPORT AND PLAN. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6' IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #CF-2026-053792. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDE
- Issued Jun 23, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Installation of a complete sanitary waste and vent system, domestic hot and cold water piping for a 6-unit interior alteration. Includes installation of six 40-gallon gas water heaters, kitchen sinks with garbage grinders, water closets, lavatories, and bathtubs per Philadelphia Plumbing Code
- Issued Jun 16, 2026
EZ Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo. · 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
7 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued May 12, 2026
Zahmu Robinson-Sankofa (Sankofa Legacies, LLC)
Limited Lodging Operator · 5011 Pine St
- Issued Apr 8, 2026
DONGQIANG RUAN & MEICHAN LIANG PTRS
Vacant Commercial Property · 4810 Spruce St
- Issued Feb 9, 2026
Elizabeth Williams
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5032 Pine St
- Issued Jan 28, 2026
Arkas2 LLC
Handbill Distribution · 4802-04 Spruce St
- Issued Oct 23, 2025
Pine Century LLC (Good Hatch Eatery)
Food Preparing and Serving · 4701-29 Pine St
- Issued Sep 16, 2025
Itsy-Bitsy Scholars 2 LLC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 309 S 48th St
- Issued Jul 29, 2025
52ND ST CONVENIENCE LLC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 317 S 52nd St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Garden Court.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$442,590 owed
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$11,356
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$3,083
- 2 yrs owed
$49,513
- 12 yrs owed
$40,080
- 20 yrs owed
$39,526
- 12 yrs owed
$36,382
- 7 yrs owed
$32,089
- 16 yrs owed
$29,718
- 10 yrs owed
$25,776
- 4 yrs owed
$19,637
- 7 yrs owed
$18,768
- 4 yrs owed
$12,898
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe May 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 22, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
- Violation Aug 21, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Aug 21, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation Aug 20, 2026OPEN
PARTIAL DEMOLITION
- Violation Aug 13, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
Get the weekly pulse for Garden Court
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.