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Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

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.

  1. Recorded May 19, 2026

    $3.45M

    360 E Tulpehocken St

    to 360 E TULPEHOCKEN ST LLC

  2. Recorded Jan 29, 2026

    $1.1M

    22 E Rittenhouse St

    to SAL EQUITIES LLC

  3. Recorded Nov 10, 2025

    $850K

    6225-27 Germantown Ave

    to 6227 GERMANTOWN HOLDINGS LLC

  4. Recorded Jul 29, 2024

    $822K

    6149 Germantown Ave

    to TULPEHOCKEN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LLC · 4 parcels

  5. Recorded Sep 30, 2025

    $735K

    6115 Germantown Ave

    to PEMA DEVELOPMENT LLC · 2 parcels

  6. Recorded Jan 22, 2026

    $670K

    261 High St

    to RED RIGHT RETURN LLC

  7. Recorded Jul 28, 2025

    $600K

    6115 Osceola St

    to 6115 OSCEOLA STREET LLC

  8. Recorded Apr 28, 2025

    $600K

    355 E Price St

    to 395 BROOK REALTY LLC

  9. Recorded Jul 29, 2024

    $565K

    6215r-23 Germantown Ave

    to TULPEHOCKEN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LLC

  10. Recorded Mar 1, 2025

    $514K

    6218 Baynton St

    to BELL LEXI

  11. Recorded Oct 29, 2025

    $512K

    436 E Tulpehocken St

    to GIDDINGS KATRINA

  12. Recorded Jun 10, 2026

    $494K

    503 E Walnut Ln

    to MICKIE MELANIE C;MICKIE TERRENCE M

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-006193

  2. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-006192

  3. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2026-006192

  4. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2026-006192

  5. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2026-006193

  6. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2026-006193

  7. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    5837 Magnolia St

    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

  8. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2026-006193

  9. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2026-006192

  10. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2026-006193

  11. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2026-006192

  12. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    6014 Morton St

    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.

  1. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing ()

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5807 Wakefield St

  2. Issued Jun 29, 2026

    WALNUT DELI MARKET INC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 82 E Walnut Ln

  3. Issued Apr 20, 2026

    John L Wilson C/O Onity Group (Onity Group)

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 315 E Haines St

  4. Issued Apr 17, 2026

    MEGA WORLDWIDE CONGLOMERATE INC

    Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 513 High St

  5. Issued Mar 3, 2026

    Dynasty Learning Academy LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 5825 Germantown Ave

  6. Issued Jan 22, 2026

    MITCHELL CAUSEY

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 212 E Price St

  7. Issued Jan 15, 2026

    RE/MAX PRIME REAL ESTATE

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 460 Mechanic St

  8. Issued Oct 7, 2025

    21 E CHELTEN INC

    Special Assembly Occupancy · 19 E Chelten Ave

  9. Issued Oct 3, 2025

    MVA STORAGE AND TOWING LLC

    Auto Wrecking / Waste Handling · 334-76 E Price St

  10. 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

  1. Sheriff sale20 yrs owed

    42 E Pastorius St

    $26,035

  2. Sheriff sale13 yrs owed

    542 High St

    $20,765

  3. Sheriff sale10 yrs owed

    457 E Price St

    $16,667

  4. Sheriff sale14 yrs owed

    345 E Rittenhouse St

    $16,582

  5. Sheriff sale12 yrs owed

    550 Mayland St

    $16,198

  6. Sheriff sale21 yrs owed

    5822 Wakefield St

    $15,875

  7. Sheriff sale10 yrs owed

    48 E Price St

    $10,767

  8. Sheriff sale8 yrs owed

    137 E Walnut Ln

    $7,638

  9. $139,070

  10. 3 yrs owed

    334 E Haines St

    $138,500

  11. 28 yrs owed

    218 E Haines St

    $89,029

  12. 25 yrs owed

    243 E Haines St

    $70,906

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Aug 13, 2026ACTIVE

    5908 Morton St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe May 15, 2026ACTIVE

    79 Cosgrove St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Apr 30, 2026ACTIVE

    550 Mayland St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Apr 27, 2026ACTIVE

    414 High St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Apr 24, 2026ACTIVE

    318 E Price St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Apr 24, 2026ACTIVE

    336 E Tulpehocken St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Mar 17, 2026ACTIVE

    535 High St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Mar 11, 2026ACTIVE

    430 E Walnut Ln

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Feb 6, 2026ACTIVE

    450 Cosgrove St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Feb 6, 2026ACTIVE

    468 Cosgrove St

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Feb 1, 2026ACTIVE

    126 E Tulpehocken St

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe Dec 18, 2025ACTIVE

    42 E Washington Ln

    Unsafe structure designation

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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 September 18, 2026.