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Philadelphia
Germantown - Penn Knox
Germantown - Penn Knox: 68 permits, $5.75M in deals, 26 tax-delinquent parcels in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $309,425 across 26 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 68
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 4
- Median sale
- $598K
- Deal $ volume
- $5.75M
- Violations
- 111
- Tax-delinquent
- 26
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 Jul 6, 2026
Alterations · Installation of complete new plumbing system for a single-family dwelling, including sanitary, vent, and domestic water piping. Work to serve 3 bathrooms, 1 laundry, 1 kitchen sink and 1 water heater. All work to be performed per approved plans and in accordance with the 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code.
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Single Family alterations throughout-NO WORK PROPOSED IN THE BASEMENT WITH 7 FT EXISTING CEILINGS. ALL EMERGENCY EGRESS WINDOWS IN ALL BEDROOM. NO UNDERPINNING OR EXCAVAITON APPROVED ON THIS. details per plan. interior work only
- Issued Jun 30, 2026
Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Development · FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CONSOLIDATE THREE (3) EXISTING LOTS (PARCEL A: 131-43 W. COULTER STREET), (PARCEL B: 150-52 W. SCHOOL HOUSE LANE), AND (PARCEL C: 156 W. SCHOOL HOUSE LANE) INTO A SINGLE LOT; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN.
- Issued Jun 18, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE USED AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER BUILDING APPLICATION/PLAN/PHC APPROVAL. NO WORK TO EXTERIOR UNDER THIS PERMIT APPLICATION. NO WORK TO WINDOWS OR EXTERIOR DOORS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK.
- Issued Jun 12, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. ***************** SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ******************************************
- Issued Jun 11, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Existing Second Floor Framing Reinforcement, details as shown in the plans.
- Issued Jun 10, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Full rewire: lights, switches, receptacles Adding hardwire smoke detectors 200 amp servce: grounding and bonding
- Issued Jun 4, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Replace existing boiler only, in like and kind, no new piping/ ductwork
- Issued Jun 3, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. No work to exterior windows and/or doors as part of this permit. No work to the front facade as part of this permit. Mechanical equipment can only be installed at the rear of the property and must not be visible from any public right of way(As per PHC co
- Issued May 18, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 2" WILKINS 950XLT2BFSS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
- Issued May 8, 2026
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO) · FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A CONVENIENCE SALES (GROUP M) IN A MIXED-USE COMMERCIAL BUILDING. NO ALTERATIONS WORK UNDER THIS PERMIT.
New business licenses
4 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Jun 14, 2026
G TWON DELI INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 5620 Germantown Ave
- Issued Apr 22, 2026
C Express Convenience Store INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 130 W Chelten Ave
- Issued Feb 5, 2026
T&D SOLUTION
Food Preparing and Serving · 5522 Germantown Ave
- Issued Aug 18, 2025
Big G Laundry Inc (Big G Laundry )
Dumpster License - Private Property · 164 W Chelten Ave
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Germantown - Penn Knox.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$309,425 owed
- 13 yrs owed
$39,800
- 11 yrs owed
$32,150
- 33 yrs owed
$30,933
- 25 yrs owed
$18,891
- 12 yrs owed
$18,447
- 25 yrs owed
$15,930
- 25 yrs owed
$14,675
- 7 yrs owed
$14,580
- 4 yrs owed
$12,497
- 26 yrs owed
$12,174
- 7 yrs owed
$11,774
- 7 yrs owed
$11,163
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Apr 29, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Jul 2, 2026OPEN
EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION
- Violation Jul 2, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
- Violation Jul 2, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANGERS & BRACKETS
- Violation Jul 2, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED
- Violation Jul 2, 2026OPEN
WORKING SPACE & CLEARANCE
- Violation Jul 2, 2026OPEN
MULTIPLUG ADAPTORS
- Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Jun 26, 2026OPEN
NEW USE
- Violation Jun 8, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- Violation Jun 8, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jun 8, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT
Get the weekly pulse for Germantown - Penn Knox
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 August 2, 2026.