Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Lawndale
Lawndale: 305 permits, $34.67M in deals, 12 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $1,879,656 across 190 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 305
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 33
- Median sale
- $292K
- Deal $ volume
- $34.67M
- Violations
- 978
- Tax-delinquent
- 190
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 Oct 26, 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 Oct 26, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · For the installation of one (1) non-illuminated flat wall sign accessory to the building use. Size and location as shown in application/plans.
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
New Construction · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE 3RD FLOOR LEVEL OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE 2" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2." DC WILKINS 950 XLT2 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.**
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Replace main panel breaker (200 amp) Replace outside service cable Add dome light fixtures and outlets (1st and 2nd floors
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF TWO (2) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED WALL SIGNS AND FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE REFACING OF ONE (1) DOUBLE-SIDED FREESTANDING PLYON SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Replace fire Alarm Device fire Alarm Smoke Detector , Pull Station And Horns. ( No Wiring Inside ) ( No Panel replacement ) .
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
Alterations · REPLACE CURB TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET AND HOUSE DRAIN - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY . FOR A MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY AT THE GROUND FLOOR AND A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ABOVE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK**IEBC 2021**EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED** SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK**
- Issued Oct 18, 2026
Alterations · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2025-005776
- Issued Oct 16, 2026
1 units
Commercial Make Safe Permit · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH UNSAFE VIOLATION #644764 TO INCLUDE LEGALIZATION OF STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO EXTERIOR WALLS AND ROOF FRAMING 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 Oct 14, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install 200A service head, 200A service cable, 200A CT cabinet - Install 200A main panel, 30KVA step down tranformer from 240 to 208V - Install 70A, 120/208 3 phase breaker and terminate to bakery oven.
- Issued Oct 14, 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 Oct 17, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 607 Sanger St
- Issued Oct 17, 2026
Annie's Banh Mi LLC (Lo Banh Mi Cao Thang)
Food Preparing and Serving · 5825 Rising Sun Ave
- Issued Oct 2, 2026
Police and Fire Federal Credit Union
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 210 Higbee St
- Issued Sep 22, 2026
Unified Nurturing Nest LLC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 700-42 Adams Ave
- Issued Sep 3, 2026
Pierce Hospitality (Adams Plaza In-Line)
Food Preparing and Serving · 811 Adams Ave
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 211 Howell St
- Issued Aug 18, 2026
A&A AUTO REPAIR SHOP 2 LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · 6501 Rising Sun Ave
- Issued Aug 11, 2026
LOUIS MINI MART INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 6433 Rising Sun Ave
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
740 ADAMS INC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 700-42 Adams Ave
- Issued Aug 5, 2026
Frances Wilford
Child Care Facility · 6632 Tabor Ave
- Issued Jul 31, 2026
Philly Latin Taste Inc
Food Preparing and Serving · 554 Sanger St
- Issued Jul 7, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6041 Colgate St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Lawndale.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$1,879,656 owed
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$95,676
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$58,391
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$32,864
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$19,984
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$15,827
- Sheriff sale3 yrs owed
$13,601
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$12,497
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$11,588
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$7,577
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$7,151
- Sheriff sale12 yrs owed
$3,874
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$2,401
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Oct 24, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 8, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 10, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 9, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 12, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 26, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Nov 23, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 22, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 20, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 1, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 22, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 12, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Lawndale
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 November 3, 2026.