Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Kingsessing
Kingsessing: 512 permits, $17.62M in deals, 59 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $10,727,796 across 1,171 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 512
- New units
- 6
- New licenses
- 43
- Median sale
- $304K
- Deal $ volume
- $17.62M
- Violations
- 1,561
- Tax-delinquent
- 1,171
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
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 100 amp service and panel, 120 ft electric race ways, (5) switch replacement, (4) 15 amperes duplex receptacle, (2) 3-way switch replacement, relocate electrical devices, ground fault receptacle and dedicated circuit, ground fault receptacle, (2) 10 yr smoke detector, install smoke/co detector. fishing only
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Interior renovation only( bathroom and kitchen) of an existing single family structure, details per plan.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Level III Alterations and re construction of rear addition as per approved plans.
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
1 units
Commercial Make Safe Permit · For (repoint as per Engineer’s report) to resolve case CF-2023-086069. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk closure. A separate permit is required for any additional alterations that are not specifically addressed on case CF-2023-086069.
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A WALL RECONSTRUCTION PER APPROVED PLANS. **ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK**IEBC 2021**
- Issued Aug 22, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE FAI.
- Issued Aug 21, 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
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Make Safe Permit For RP · IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A 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. MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR THE REPAIR OF ROOF AND FRAMING STRUCTURE AS PER PLAN AND ENGINEER’S REPORT TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2026-004605. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · EXISTING TWO STORY BUILDING WITH BASEMENT. INTERIOR RENOVATION ONLY. NO EXTERIOR CHANGE, NO ROOF CHANGE, EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. DETAILS PER PLAN.
- Issued Aug 18, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Aug 18, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
Khalil Gary
Food Preparing and Serving · 734 S 52nd St
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5835 Belmar St
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1053 S 52nd St
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1951 S Redfield St
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1625 S 56th St
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Philly Express Mini Mart Inc
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 5253 Florence Ave
- Issued Aug 14, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5927 Springfield Ave
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5441 Angora Ter
- Issued Aug 5, 2026
BENEVOLENT PERSONAL CARE HOME INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 5727 Windsor St
- Issued Aug 4, 2026
VASHON JONES
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1824 S 58th St
- Issued Jul 31, 2026
TROPICAL FINEST RESTAURANT, LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 5513 Chester Ave
- Issued Jul 22, 2026
Phillip Walker
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6048 Baltimore Ave
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Kingsessing.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$10,727,796 owed
- Sheriff sale25 yrs owed
$51,305
- Sheriff sale17 yrs owed
$42,123
- Sheriff sale23 yrs owed
$40,250
- Sheriff sale30 yrs owed
$40,019
- Sheriff sale21 yrs owed
$38,364
- Sheriff sale25 yrs owed
$31,951
- Sheriff sale31 yrs owed
$31,732
- Sheriff sale19 yrs owed
$22,991
- Sheriff sale17 yrs owed
$20,523
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$19,425
- Sheriff sale21 yrs owed
$16,703
- Sheriff sale23 yrs owed
$15,989
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Aug 26, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 19, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 18, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 14, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 11, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 16, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 16, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 8, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 12, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 2, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 20, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Kingsessing
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.