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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Morrell Park
Morrell Park: 88 permits, $31.13M 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
- 88
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 3
- Median sale
- $340K
- Deal $ volume
- $31.13M
- Violations
- 196
- 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.
- Recorded Jul 13, 2026
$710K
to PATEL BALDEVBHAI MANEKIAL;PATEL BHAVANABEN ARVINDKUMAR
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR WALKOUT DECK ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE -FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN.
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Oct 15, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CTs & FAIs.
- Issued Oct 6, 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. Install Goodman 96% 80k btu furnace with 3 ton ac and new ductwork Total 13 registers
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2021-012689
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2021-012689
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2021-016376
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2021-012654
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2021-012654
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-012654
New business licenses
4 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Sep 16, 2026
Northwest Commerical Realty Corp
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 3619 Essex Ln
- Issued Feb 10, 2026
CHUNKY CHEEKS KOLLEGE TOO
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 9910 Frankford Ave
- Issued Nov 20, 2025
AL SHAM WILLOW GROVE Corp ( AL SHAM 7)
Food Preparing and Serving · 9910 Frankford Ave
- 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
- Sheriff sale21 yrs owed
$169,272
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$18,721
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$12,924
- 22 yrs owed
$84,941
- 25 yrs owed
$50,714
- 25 yrs owed
$46,443
- 4 yrs owed
$45,742
- 10 yrs owed
$33,490
- 12 yrs owed
$29,486
- 8 yrs owed
$25,571
- 10 yrs owed
$21,966
- 4 yrs owed
$20,975
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe May 11, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 20, 2022ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Oct 27, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Oct 27, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- Violation Oct 27, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
ELECTRICAL- HAZARD
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE DOORS
- Violation Oct 9, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Oct 8, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Oct 8, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Oct 8, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE
- Violation Oct 8, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
Get the weekly pulse for Morrell 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 3, 2026.