THE INDEX: 84 78 · week of Aug 24permits quiet, openings quiet, deal ledger running hot

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Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

Morrell Park

Morrell Park: 83 permits, $34.34M 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
83
New units
0
New licenses
2
Median sale
$345K
Deal $ volume
$34.34M
Violations
147
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 Jul 13, 2026

    $710K

    9838 Legion St Unit 5

    to PATEL BALDEVBHAI MANEKIAL;PATEL BHAVANABEN ARVINDKUMAR

  3. Recorded Nov 21, 2025

    $697K

    9838 Legion St Unit 7

    to MURPHY JOHN JOSEPH;MURPHY COLLEEN

  4. Recorded Sep 9, 2024

    $640K

    9806 Avalon Pl

    to YIP STEPHEN CHI TIEN;TO OLIVE MING MAY

  5. Recorded Feb 13, 2025

    $630K

    3510 Glenn St

    to CHEN DE WANG;ZHANG MEIXUE

  6. Recorded Feb 3, 2025

    $630K

    3510 Glenn St

    to CHEN DE WANG;ZHANG MAIXUE

  7. Recorded Oct 17, 2025

    $625K

    9804 Avalon Pl

    to KHOSHIMOV SIROJ

  8. Recorded Oct 15, 2025

    $625K

    3761 Glenn St

    to GEORGE SHINY MIRAM;GEORGE IRENE MIRIAM

  9. Recorded Apr 13, 2026

    $602K

    3201 Morrell Ave

    to WADDY MELVIN DEAN

  10. Recorded Jan 20, 2026

    $600K

    3709 President St

    to XIAO QI JIN;ZHU ZHU F

  11. Recorded Jul 15, 2024

    $600K

    3716 President St

    to MATHEW JAMES M;GEORGE JUSTINA K

  12. Recorded Jan 29, 2026

    $545K

    3701 President St

    to GEORGE DERIN;KARIMPIL MIRIA

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    3708 S Hereford Ln

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE ELIMINATION OF ACCESSORY OFF-STREET INTERIOR PARKING AND FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK*

  2. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    3200 Red Lion Rd

    Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN.

  3. Issued Aug 19, 2026

    9838 Legion St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2021-012689

  4. Issued Aug 19, 2026

    9838 Legion St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2021-012654

  5. Issued Aug 18, 2026

    10209 Ambridge Pl

    Addition and/or Alteration · Solar Photovoltaic Equipment installed on a one- or two-family dwelling with no ESS equipment and roof slopes not exceeding 2:12 (17%) in accordance with EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR SOLAR PV SYSTEM

  6. Issued Aug 14, 2026

    9800 Frankford Ave

    Fireworks / Pyrotechnics Display · All effect shall adhere to the 2018 Philadelphia Fire Code and applicable NFPA referenced standards. These shall include but not limited to NFPA 1126,1123 and NFPA 160. The safe operation of all effects is the responsibility of the shooter. Permit approval is subject to a demo to the assigned Fire Code official. FAA clearance letter needs to be provided. Notification with clearance from northeast Philadelphia airport tower needs to happen just prior to the fireworks display shoot.

  7. Issued Aug 12, 2026

    3708 S Hereford Ln

    Change of Use · Residential - Household Living - Single-Family

  8. Issued Aug 10, 2026

    3619 W Crown Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · Property is a duplex; fire alarm system not required. Replacement of surface mounted alarm panel and structures with New 10 year interconnected smoke/carbon monoxide system installed. No structural changes to any part of the building. No behind-the-wall work.

  9. Issued Jul 31, 2026

    9838 Legion St

    New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-016376

  10. Issued Jul 31, 2026

    9838 Legion St

    New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-016375

  11. Issued Jul 29, 2026

    3632 W Crown Ave

    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 and AC only, in like and kind, no new ductwork

  12. Issued Jul 23, 2026

    10112 Calera Rd

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

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 Aug 25, 2026OPEN

    3713 Barner Pl

    RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)

  4. Violation Aug 21, 2026OPEN

    3246 Chesterfield Rd

    PLUMBING SYSTEMS- STORM DRAINAGE

  5. Violation Aug 21, 2026OPEN

    3246 Chesterfield Rd

    RUBBISH & GARBAGE

  6. Violation Aug 20, 2026OPEN

    3576 Gloucester Ln

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  7. Violation Aug 20, 2026OPEN

    3612 E Crown Ave

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  8. Violation Aug 20, 2026OPEN

    9910 Frankford Ave

    BENCHMARKING LATE

  9. Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN

    3318 Glenbrook Pl

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  10. Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN

    3676 Essex Ln

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  11. Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN

    3331 Kayford Cir

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  12. Violation Aug 13, 2026OPEN

    3678 Sussex Ln

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

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 September 18, 2026.