Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Holmesburg
Holmesburg: 269 permits, $41.61M in deals, 7 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $2,397,253 across 211 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 269
- New units
- 3
- New licenses
- 46
- Median sale
- $297K
- Deal $ volume
- $41.61M
- Violations
- 861
- Tax-delinquent
- 211
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.
- Recorded Jan 10, 2025
$9.62M
to HOLMESBURG SAUCON LLC;HOLMESBURG BIRCH KNOLL LLC · 2 parcels
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
EZ Deck (Exist. One-Family Dwellings) · EZ PERMIT DECKS - For New Decks to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Rear deck(216sqft) as per EZ Standard.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Aug 22, 2026
New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2025-007628
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Change of Use · Vehicle Paint Finishing Shop.; Personal Vehicle Repair and Maintenance.
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Ht and FAI replacement
- Issued Aug 18, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · REPLACE EXISTING 100 AMP SERVICE COMPLETE,30 CIRCUIT PANEL WITH MAIN,FULL GROUNDING SYSTEM,REPLACE 2 LIGHTS AND SWITCH,REPLACE A/C CONDENSER DISCONNECT AND WHIP TO CONDENSER.
- Issued Aug 17, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Replace 3/4" Water service
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
AUTOBOX GROUP INC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · 8342-52 State Rd
- Issued Jul 27, 2026
Mayfair Bar & Grill
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 7401 State Rd
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 4205 Bleigh Ave
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
The recipe
Food Preparing and Serving · 4655 Benson St
- Issued Jun 26, 2026
Vince's Transmissions
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 4746 Wingate St
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
Dave Definis Auto Body LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 8501 Frankford Ave
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
DS AUTO SOLUTIONS LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 8307 Torresdale Ave
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
La Catrachita Taqueria 5
Food Preparing and Serving · 8016 Frankford Ave
- Issued Jun 16, 2026
Manny Mathai (The Philly Flavors)
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 3515 Welsh Rd
- Issued Jun 4, 2026
FAY SERVICING LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 4036 Vista St
- Issued May 19, 2026
JOE D AUTO REPAIR LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 8307 Torresdale Ave
- Issued May 15, 2026
DDE MOTORS LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 8349-51 Hegerman St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Holmesburg.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$2,397,253 owed
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$44,852
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$36,863
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$28,558
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$17,656
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$15,873
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$7,635
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$5,139
- 4 yrs owed
$109,535
- 25 yrs owed
$90,014
- 23 yrs owed
$77,688
- 5 yrs owed
$71,036
- 21 yrs owed
$53,952
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 16, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 24, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 7, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 2, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 27, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 27, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 11, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 20, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 8, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 25, 2021ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 1, 2019ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Holmesburg
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.