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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Germantown - Morton
Germantown - Morton: 190 permits, $11.94M in deals, 8 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $3,615,157 across 259 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 190
- New units
- 67
- New licenses
- 9
- Median sale
- $353K
- Deal $ volume
- $11.94M
- Violations
- 673
- Tax-delinquent
- 259
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
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-006193
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-006192
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2026-006192
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2026-006192
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2026-006193
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2026-006193
- Issued Aug 20, 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 replacements, arc faults 20-amp, dryer circuit 30amp, wire molds, ground fault receptacle and dedicated circuit 2nd floor, ground fault receptacles, arc faults, doorbell, flush mount LED ceiling fixtures, new receptacle and circuit, arc fault 1st floor, new receptacles and circuits arc faults 2nd floor, replace bedroom fixtures, replace
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2026-006192
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2026-006193
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Solar Photovoltaic Equipment installed on a one- or two-family dwelling with no ESS equipment and roof slopes not exceeding 2:12 (17%) in accordance with EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR SOLAR PV SYSTEM
New business licenses
10 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing ()
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5807 Wakefield St
- Issued Jun 29, 2026
WALNUT DELI MARKET INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 82 E Walnut Ln
- Issued Apr 20, 2026
John L Wilson C/O Onity Group (Onity Group)
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 315 E Haines St
- Issued Apr 17, 2026
MEGA WORLDWIDE CONGLOMERATE INC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 513 High St
- Issued Mar 3, 2026
Dynasty Learning Academy LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 5825 Germantown Ave
- Issued Jan 22, 2026
MITCHELL CAUSEY
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 212 E Price St
- Issued Jan 15, 2026
RE/MAX PRIME REAL ESTATE
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 460 Mechanic St
- Issued Oct 7, 2025
21 E CHELTEN INC
Special Assembly Occupancy · 19 E Chelten Ave
- Issued Oct 3, 2025
MVA STORAGE AND TOWING LLC
Auto Wrecking / Waste Handling · 334-76 E Price St
- Issued Jul 29, 2025
KDAAS ACADEMY
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 13-15 E Price St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Germantown - Morton.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$3,615,157 owed
- Sheriff sale20 yrs owed
$26,035
- Sheriff sale13 yrs owed
$20,765
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$16,667
- Sheriff sale14 yrs owed
$16,582
- Sheriff sale12 yrs owed
$16,198
- Sheriff sale21 yrs owed
$15,875
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$10,767
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$7,638
- 22 yrs owed
$139,070
- 3 yrs owed
$138,500
- 28 yrs owed
$89,029
- 25 yrs owed
$70,906
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Aug 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 30, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 27, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 24, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 24, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 11, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 6, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 6, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 1, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 18, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Germantown - Morton
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.