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Philadelphia
Melrose Park Gardens
Melrose Park Gardens: 43 permits, $2.27M in deals, 31 tax-delinquent parcels in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $200,870 across 31 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 43
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 2
- Median sale
- $278K
- Deal $ volume
- $2.27M
- Violations
- 42
- Tax-delinquent
- 31
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 Aug 1, 2024
$275K
to ORTIZ MARIA K RODRIGUEZ;ROSARIO CLENN OMAR GUADALUPE · 2 parcels
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Jun 2, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE INFILL OF A GARAGE DOOR OPENING ONLY IN AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE USED AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER BUILDING APPLICATION/PLAN. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY INTERIOR ALTERATIONS.
- Issued May 28, 2026
3 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS WITH A COMPLETE CHANGE IN USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO GROUP R-2 THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. SEE ZP-2024-004365 FOR ASSOCIATED ZONING APPROVAL.
- Issued May 8, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · 200 amp service complete, outdoor meter main,200 amp sub feeder entrance cable,40 circuit main lug panel, full grounding system, whole house surge protector, re mount two switches on backboard
- Issued Apr 29, 2026
EZ Roof Covering Replacement · For the Installation of New Roof Coverings on Existing Roofs as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.
- Issued Apr 9, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR ELIMINATION OF ONE INTERIOR GARAGE SPACE AND CLOSING EXISTING GARAGE DOOR AS PART OF AN EXISTING HOUSEHOLD LIVING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING STRUCTURE
- Issued Mar 25, 2026
Alterations · Replace storm and sanitary main house drain from rear of basement to front. Connect to existing piping and curb trap
- Issued Mar 18, 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. Replace existing furnace only, in like and kind, no new ductwork
New business licenses
2 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Apr 16, 2026
Andriy Hontar
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 133 W Godfrey Ave
- Issued Nov 18, 2025
Eugenio Maria DeHostos Charter School
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 6301 N 2nd St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Melrose Park Gardens.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$200,870 owed
- 5 yrs owed
$16,532
- 9 yrs owed
$14,631
- 4 yrs owed
$11,117
- 6 yrs owed
$10,718
- 4 yrs owed
$10,359
- 4 yrs owed
$10,057
- 3 yrs owed
$9,666
- 3 yrs owed
$9,416
- 2 yrs owed
$7,488
- 2 yrs owed
$7,307
- 3 yrs owed
$7,241
- 3 yrs owed
$7,056
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe May 2, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 1, 2021ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Jul 9, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 9, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 9, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 2, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Jun 29, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Jun 27, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jun 27, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jun 18, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jun 13, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jun 13, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
Get the weekly pulse for Melrose Park Gardens
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 August 1, 2026.