Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Holmesburg
Holmesburg: 272 permits, $41.45M 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
- 272
- New units
- 20
- New licenses
- 55
- Median sale
- $290K
- Deal $ volume
- $41.45M
- Violations
- 668
- 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 Jul 8, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install 200 Amps Service 40 spaces Electric panel. Wiring and installation of all lights switches and outlets throughout space. Install lines for appliances. Install kitchen lines and outlets. Wiring and installation of smoke detectors.
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE ERECTION OF STEEL UTILITY BRIDGE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP WORK. *IBC 2018*
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · 100A panel replacement including new 100A Siemens 30/30 main breaker panel w/copper bus, whole home surge breaker, 7-1 pole & 2-2 pole (25,30) breakers, panel GFCI for panel base, 2 ground rods driven, intersystem bonding kit install, water meter jumped + bonded
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · Partial demolition to reduce GFA. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Jul 1, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) NON-ILLUMINATED WALL SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS
- Issued Jun 29, 2026
1 units
Commercial Make Safe Permit · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH UNSAFE VIOLATION CF-2026-031908 TO INCLUDE DEMOLITION OF MASONRY CHIMNEY STACK DOWN TO TOP OF BUILDING'S ROOF USING HAND AND HAND-HELD EQUIPMENT ONLY PER APPROVED PLANS, ENGINEER’S REPORT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION.
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
Alterations · Replace 1.5 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 laundry & 1 hot water heater.
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
Alterations · Install of utility sink, 1 full bathroom & 1 laundry.
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Total rewire of basement> All work to be perform according to the 2017 NEC and per executed contract.
- Issued Jun 24, 2026
Make Safe Permit For RP · FOR THE REPLACEMENT THE DAMAGED PORCH ROOF, MAIN ROOF, PORCH FRAMING MEMBERS, ROOF FRAMING MEMBERS, AND FLOOR FRAMING MEMBERS TO RESOLVE CF-2025-016575. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND ENGINEERING INSPECTION LETTER. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CF-2025-016575. "IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQ
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- 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
La Catrachita Taqueria 5
Food Preparing and Serving · 8016 Frankford Ave
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
DS AUTO SOLUTIONS LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 8307 Torresdale Ave
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
Dave Definis Auto Body LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 8501 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
- Issued May 14, 2026
Elvis Tegum
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 7401-15 Frankford Ave
- Issued May 14, 2026
7645 Capital Beer LLC (Capital Tavern)
Sidewalk Cafe · 7645 Frankford Ave
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 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
- Violation Jul 9, 2026OPEN
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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 July 15, 2026.