THE INDEX: 64 17 · week of Jun 29permits soft, openings quiet, deal ledger quiet

The Philadelphia Index

Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

Morrell Park

Morrell Park: 81 permits, $31.11M in deals, 3 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Owed to the city $891,419 across 59 delinquent parcels

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
81
New units
0
New licenses
2
Median sale
$338K
Deal $ volume
$31.11M
Violations
120
Tax-delinquent
59

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 May 8, 2025

    $720K

    9838-44 Legion St Unit 6

    to RAJA LINA

  2. Recorded Nov 21, 2025

    $697K

    9838 Legion St Unit 7

    to MURPHY JOHN JOSEPH;MURPHY COLLEEN

  3. Recorded Sep 9, 2024

    $640K

    9806 Avalon Pl

    to YIP STEPHEN CHI TIEN;TO OLIVE MING MAY

  4. Recorded Feb 13, 2025

    $630K

    3510 Glenn St

    to CHEN DE WANG;ZHANG MEIXUE

  5. Recorded Feb 3, 2025

    $630K

    3510 Glenn St

    to CHEN DE WANG;ZHANG MAIXUE

  6. Recorded Oct 17, 2025

    $625K

    9804 Avalon Pl

    to KHOSHIMOV SIROJ

  7. Recorded Oct 15, 2025

    $625K

    3761 Glenn St

    to GEORGE SHINY MIRAM;GEORGE IRENE MIRIAM

  8. Recorded Apr 13, 2026

    $602K

    3201 Morrell Ave

    to WADDY MELVIN DEAN

  9. Recorded Jan 20, 2026

    $600K

    3709 President St

    to XIAO QI JIN;ZHU ZHU F

  10. Recorded Jul 15, 2024

    $600K

    3716 President St

    to MATHEW JAMES M;GEORGE JUSTINA K

  11. Recorded Jan 29, 2026

    $545K

    3701 President St

    to GEORGE DERIN;KARIMPIL MIRIA

  12. Recorded Nov 26, 2025

    $470K

    9817 Academy Rd Unit A

    to CHRIST INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCH

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    9838 Legion St

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2021-016375

  2. Issued Jul 7, 2026

    3721 S Hereford Ln

    Alterations · Replacing 40 gallon gas water heater

  3. Issued Jun 29, 2026

    9910 Frankford Ave

    Sign · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGN. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ********SEPARATE PERMIT FOR ANY ELECTRICAL WORK. *******

  4. Issued Jun 27, 2026

    3564 Churchill Ln

    Addition and/or Alteration · Replace 200 amp cable, install 200 amp panel and breakers. Add proper breakers to panel, install 200 amp meter socket and add ground rods.

  5. Issued Jun 15, 2026

    3319 Ashfield Ln

    Alterations · REPAIR/REPLACE SANITARY AND STORM CT & FAI.

  6. Issued Jun 13, 2026

    3609 Essex Ln

    Alterations · install new fixtures in bathrooms, and kitchen install new water heater and expansion tank

  7. Issued Jun 11, 2026

    3609 Essex Ln

    Addition and/or Alteration · Complete grounding and bonding for existing 100-amp electrical panel. Complete grounding for the water heater. Verify correct grounding for recessed lighting throughout the basement and first floor. Verify correct grounding for new receptacles throughout

  8. Issued Jun 11, 2026

    9910 Frankford Ave

    Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.

  9. Issued Jun 5, 2026

    3562 Gloucester Ln

    Addition and/or Alteration · Provide and install a new 100 amp riser cable, a new 100 amp entrance cable, a new 100 amp Meter Socket, Remove the dish wiring from the utility line to the meter socket and any other unwanted line in that area

  10. Issued May 26, 2026

    3984 Rowena Dr

    Alterations · Install 5" sanitary curb trap, 6" storm curb trap, 4" vent & 4" house drain.

  11. Issued May 12, 2026

    3619 Prince Cir

    Addition and/or Alteration · Service upgrade. The Service cable, meter can, and panel will be removed and upgraded to handle 200 amps. 4/0 seu and ser will be used for the service cable, the 100 amp meter can will be upgraded to a 200 amp meter main combination, and the 100 amp panel will be upgraded to 200 amp.

  12. Issued May 12, 2026

    3750 Morrell Ave

    Alterations · Replace fixtures for one bathroom, water closet, tub, lav, replace kitchen sink and water heater. *WITHOUT PIPING*

New business licenses

3 entries

The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.

  1. Issued Feb 10, 2026

    CHUNKY CHEEKS KOLLEGE TOO

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 9910 Frankford Ave

  2. Issued Nov 20, 2025

    AL SHAM WILLOW GROVE Corp ( AL SHAM 7)

    Food Preparing and Serving · 9910 Frankford Ave

  3. Issued Jul 18, 2025

    mary e thomer c/o carrington mortgage services llc c/o celink

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 3658 N Hereford Ln

On the record — distress

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

Tax-delinquent parcels

$891,419 owed

  1. Sheriff sale21 yrs owed

    10121 Academy Rd

    $169,272

  2. Sheriff sale8 yrs owed

    3949 Stevenson St

    $18,721

  3. Sheriff sale5 yrs owed

    9904 S Canterbury Rd

    $12,924

  4. $84,941

  5. 25 yrs owed

    3778 Morrell Ave

    $50,714

  6. $46,443

  7. $45,742

  8. 10 yrs owed

    3652 Morrell Ave

    $33,490

  9. $29,486

  10. $25,571

  11. 10 yrs owed

    3267 Morrell Ave

    $21,966

  12. 4 yrs owed

    3676 Glenn St

    $20,975

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe May 11, 2026ACTIVE

    3750 Clarendon Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe May 20, 2022ACTIVE

    3638 Essex Ln

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Violation Jul 2, 2026OPEN

    3317 Glenbrook Pl

    RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)

  4. Violation Jul 2, 2026OPEN

    3319 Glenbrook Pl

    RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)

  5. Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN

    3725 Glenn St

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  6. Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN

    3642 Prince Cir

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  7. Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN

    3642 Prince Cir

    RUBBISH & GARBAGE

  8. Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN

    3996 Rowena Dr

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  9. Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN

    3725 Glenn St

    EXTERIOR AREA ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

  10. Violation Jun 24, 2026OPEN

    3640 Morrell Ave

    RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)

  11. Violation Jun 24, 2026OPEN

    3640 Morrell Ave

    PLUMBING SYSTEMS- WATER SUPPLY

  12. Violation Jun 24, 2026OPEN

    3640 Morrell Ave

    PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL

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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.