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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.
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Jun 29, 2026
Sign · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGN. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ********SEPARATE PERMIT FOR ANY ELECTRICAL WORK. *******
- Issued Jun 27, 2026
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.
- Issued Jun 13, 2026
Alterations · install new fixtures in bathrooms, and kitchen install new water heater and expansion tank
- Issued Jun 11, 2026
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
- Issued Jun 11, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.
- Issued Jun 5, 2026
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
- Issued May 26, 2026
Alterations · Install 5" sanitary curb trap, 6" storm curb trap, 4" vent & 4" house drain.
- Issued May 12, 2026
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.
- Issued May 12, 2026
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.
- 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 Jul 2, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
- Violation Jul 2, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
- Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jun 30, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
- Violation Jun 24, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
- Violation Jun 24, 2026OPEN
PLUMBING SYSTEMS- WATER SUPPLY
- Violation Jun 24, 2026OPEN
PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
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 August 1, 2026.