Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Mantua
Mantua: 352 permits, $18.55M in deals, 13 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $3,026,798 across 300 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 352
- New units
- 50
- New licenses
- 18
- Median sale
- $454K
- Deal $ volume
- $18.55M
- Violations
- 462
- Tax-delinquent
- 300
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
Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Development · FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT (PARCEL C) FROM TWO (2) ZONING LOTS (PARCEL A: OPA #242163600) & (PARCEL B: OPA #242163500). SIZE AND LOCATION SHOWN ON THE PLAN.
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING TO INCLUDE A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SEE CP-2026-002147 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
New Construction or Additions · NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 19 UNIT BUILDING.INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
New Construction · TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE NON-RESIDENTIAL PORTION AND NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 2" WILKINS 950XL3 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13/ 13R STANDARD.
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO) · FOR THE DOCUMENTATIONS OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR USE AS LIMITED LODGING TO A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. ***********************NO WORK APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY WORK. ******************************
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
3 units
New Construction · FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE OF TYPE V-A CONSTRUCTION WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK, AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE FOR USE AS THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS (GROUP R-2). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. SEE SR-2026-034407 FOR ASSOCIATED STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL. **EXCAVATION NOT TO EXCEED 5'-0" BELOW GRADE.**
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT, FAI & MD.
- Issued Aug 22, 2026
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. MULTI FAMILY - EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. Replace (2) existing furnaces and (2) AC units only, in like and kind. (1) furnace and AC unit for each dwelling, using existing ductwork.
- Issued Aug 21, 2026
Rough-In · Rough-In Permit for FP-2026-001671 INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13/13R
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Replace curb trap & fai
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
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. MULTI FAMILY - EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. Replace (2) existing furnaces and (2) AC units only, in like and kind. (1) furnace and AC unit for each dwelling, using existing ductwork.
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Center of Xcellence LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 619 N 35th St
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Vu Hoang Hai Le
Limited Lodging Operator · 603 N 34th St
- Issued Aug 4, 2026
OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
Food Caterer · 3300-06 Fairmount Ave
- Issued Jun 17, 2026
Ebenezer Simpson
Limited Lodging Operator · 3735 Aspen St
- Issued Jun 3, 2026
Hempstead Properties LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 3725 Aspen St
- Issued Apr 6, 2026
keys to your soul
Food Preparing and Serving · 3300-06 Fairmount Ave
- Issued Mar 23, 2026
American property investment associates inc
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 3805 Reno St
- Issued Mar 5, 2026
Servicer: Select Portfolio Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 510 N 32nd St
- Issued Feb 9, 2026
Yune Kim
Limited Lodging Operator · 3939 Brandywine St
- Issued Jan 30, 2026
Early Sunrise Eatery LLC
Food Caterer · 3300-06 Fairmount Ave
- Issued Jan 28, 2026
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 3727 Melon St
- Issued Dec 24, 2025
REMAX PRIME REAL ESTATE
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 829 N 39th St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Mantua.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$3,026,798 owed
- Sheriff sale25 yrs owed
$31,772
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$28,122
- Sheriff sale22 yrs owed
$18,252
- Sheriff sale23 yrs owed
$17,446
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$17,044
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$13,936
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$12,869
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$11,799
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$7,772
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$6,463
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$5,110
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$3,341
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jun 22, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 28, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 25, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 23, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 3, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 29, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 22, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 5, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 7, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Nov 23, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 26, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Mantua
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 19, 2026.