THE INDEX: 166 ▲22 · week of Oct 19 — permits firm, openings steady, deal ledger running hot

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Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

Lexington Park

Lexington Park: 30 permits, $15.16M in deals, 1 sheriff-sale flag in the last 12 months.

Owed to the city $436,625 across 22 delinquent parcels

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
30
New units
0
New licenses
0
Median sale
$348K
Deal $ volume
$15.16M
Violations
54
Tax-delinquent
22

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.

  1. Recorded Dec 3, 2025

    $6.14M

    7900-22 Fairfield St

    to Fairfield Apts 2025 Llc

  2. Recorded Oct 31, 2024

    $500K

    2722 Loney St

    to WANG VICKY

  3. Recorded Jun 29, 2026

    $492K

    7921 Fairfield St

    to GJECI REI

  4. Recorded Mar 10, 2026

    $490K

    7613 Revere St

    to SEVERINO NELSON J RODRIGUEZ

  5. Recorded Aug 14, 2025

    $460K

    7907 Fairfield St

    to LOPES VALTER

  6. Recorded Mar 18, 2025

    $460K

    7805 Brous Ave

    to TANG CHUANJIAN;ZHANG XIU QIN

  7. Recorded Jul 16, 2024

    $455K

    7710 Revere St

    to LIU JINHUI

  8. Recorded May 23, 2024

    $420K

    7823 Farnsworth St

    to MERCADO BOLIVAR

  9. Recorded Jun 17, 2025

    $410K

    7817 Brocklehurst St

    to THABATEH SANDOOS

  10. Recorded Jul 11, 2025

    $405K

    2724 Rhawn St

    to RIVERA NEYDA

  11. Recorded Jun 3, 2024

    $404K

    7915 Fairfield St

    to KRATZ JUSTIN D

  12. Recorded Mar 30, 2026

    $400K

    7817 Lister St

    to WANG MIN WEI;LIN NAN

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Oct 22, 2026

    7665 E Roosevelt Blvd

    Alterations · REPLACE WATER HEATER.

  2. Issued Oct 19, 2026

    80 units

    8301 E Roosevelt Blvd

    Commercial Make Safe Permit · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH UNSAFE VIOLATION CF-2025-111104 FOR REPAIRS TO EXTERIOR WALLS PER APPROVED PLANS 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.

  3. Issued Oct 7, 2026

    7925 Farnsworth St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.

  4. Issued Oct 3, 2026

    2803 Solly Ave

    Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Replace 3/4" water curb to house

  5. Issued Aug 14, 2026

    8351 E Roosevelt Blvd

    Temporary Tents and Canopies · ASSEMBLY USE TENT - LAWFUL OCCUPANCY SHALL BE AS POSTED - REMOVAL DATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS POWER IS PROVIDED THROUGH EXISTING EXTERIOR GROUND FAULT PROTECTED RECEPTACLES AND POWER CORDS ARE RATED EXTRA HEAVY DUTY WITH U. L. LABEL STATING SUCH RATING. NO COOKING OR HEATING PERMITTED WITH THIS APPROVAL. Streets Department permit is required for street closure prior to the start work if applicable.

  6. Issued Jul 31, 2026

    7818 Farnsworth St

    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. 96% 80K BTU furnace, 3 ton AC, ductwork, and 11 registers

  7. Issued Jul 20, 2026

    7818 Farnsworth St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Complete Rewire Of Single Family Home To NEC Code Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH NO INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY DISCONNECT as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard

  8. Issued Jul 16, 2026

    8137 Revere St

    Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  9. Issued Jul 2, 2026

    7611 Revere St

    EZ Swimming Pool/Spa · - For pools and spas accessory to an Existing One Family Dwellings as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.

  10. Issued Jul 1, 2026

    7818 Farnsworth St

    Alterations · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-006636

  11. Issued Jul 1, 2026

    7843 Brous Ave

    Alterations · REPLACE SORM AND SANITARY CURB TRAPS AND FRESH AIR INLETS

  12. Issued Jun 23, 2026

    7818 Farnsworth St

    Addition and/or Alteration · For interior alterations to an existing attached single-family dwelling per plans. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work. **NO SLEEPING ROOMS IN THE BASEMENT LEVEL**

New business licenses

1 entry

The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.

  1. Issued Sep 15, 2025

    El Paladar Restaurant Inc

    Food Preparing and Serving · 2614-26 Rhawn St

On the record — distress

The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Lexington Park.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$436,625 owed

  1. Sheriff sale17 yrs owed

    7923 Fairfield St

    $81,314

  2. $58,363

  3. 12 yrs owed

    8131 Brous Ave

    $50,895

  4. 12 yrs owed

    7608 Revere St

    $42,312

  5. 7 yrs owed

    8151 Revere St

    $25,627

  6. 6 yrs owed

    7830 Revere St

    $20,784

  7. $19,703

  8. $15,646

  9. 4 yrs owed

    2827 Solly Ave

    $13,876

  10. $13,421

  11. $11,317

  12. 4 yrs owed

    8131 Lister St

    $10,849

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Sep 20, 2026ACTIVE

    8171 Lister St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Oct 8, 2025ACTIVE

    8301 E Roosevelt Blvd

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN

    2727 Rhawn St

    RUBBISH & GARBAGE

  4. Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN

    2701 Rhawn St

    RUBBISH & GARBAGE

  5. Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN

    2726 Holme Ave

    RUBBISH & GARBAGE

  6. Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN

    2701 Rhawn St

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  7. Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN

    8401 E Roosevelt Blvd

    SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  8. Violation Sep 23, 2026OPEN

    7827 Revere St

    VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

  9. Violation Sep 20, 2026OPEN

    8171 Lister St

    INTERIOR COMPONENT DETERIORATED

  10. Violation Sep 20, 2026OPEN

    8171 Lister St

    UNSAFE STRUCTURE

  11. Violation Sep 20, 2026OPEN

    8171 Lister St

    ROOF DEFICIENCIES

  12. Violation Sep 17, 2026OPEN

    8221 E Roosevelt Blvd

    RUBBISH & GARBAGE

Get the weekly pulse for Lexington Park

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 1, 2026.