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

The Philadelphia Index

Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Philadelphia

Navy Yard

Navy Yard: 64 permits, $142M in deals, 3 tax-delinquent parcels in the last 12 months.

Owed to the city $508,856 across 3 delinquent parcels

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
64
New units
1
New licenses
2
Median sale
$71M
Deal $ volume
$142M
Violations
42
Tax-delinquent
3

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

7 entries

The biggest recorded deeds on the public record here, largest first.

  1. Recorded Oct 16, 2025

    $90M

    2 Mustin St

    to PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL PORT AUTHORITY;PHILAPORT · 2 parcels

  2. Recorded Jan 6, 2026

    $52M

    4411 S Broad St

    to NIECGORSKI JOEL TR;FOLEY RICHARD TR;ROBINSON JOHN TR;EASTERN ATLANTIC STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS · 3 parcels

  3. Recorded Dec 23, 2024

    $16.3M

    4775 League Island Blvd

    to LDAC 16 DI LLC

  4. Recorded Aug 1, 2025

    $10M

    5000l S Broad St

    to U O REAL ESTATE LLC

  5. Recorded Jul 23, 2025

    $6.08M

    4701 S Broad St

    to Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School · 2 parcels

  6. Recorded Apr 30, 2025

    $1.1M

    5150 S 19th St

    to B57 PIER LLC

  7. Recorded Nov 1, 2024

    $371K

    1925 Kitty Hawk Ave Unit 69

    to PNSY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING LLC

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    5 Crescent Dr

    Addition and/or Alteration · Provide and install 462 Cat6a plenum cables at 175' average on 4th floor. Provide and install 28 Cat6a plenum cables at 150' average on 1st floor. All cabling will be installed per current NEC. No rescue systems work.

  2. Issued Jul 7, 2026

    5 Crescent Dr

    Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the relocation of sprinkler heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. RELOCATE (68) SPRINKLER HEADS, PER NFPA 13

  3. Issued Jul 1, 2026

    1 units

    1900 Kitty Hawk Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR FITOUT OF 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS AND LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *2018 IEBC*

  4. Issued Jun 30, 2026

    5 Crescent Dr

    Addition and/or Alteration · Replace light fixtures, install new lighting controls, install new duplex receptacles, relocate furniture feeds, install floor boxes, rough in raceways for low-voltage cabling. All work per approved plans ***NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT; SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED***

  5. Issued Jun 29, 2026

    300 Rouse Blvd

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR AN ALTERATION TO AN EXISTING NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13THROUGHOUT . WORK TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW SPRINKLER HEADS TO BE TIED INTO THE EXISTING SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. **

  6. Issued Jun 22, 2026

    400 Rouse Blvd

    Addition and/or Alteration · Connect (1) new sign to existing sign circuit. No new wiring or building permit involved. GP-2026-000771

  7. Issued Jun 11, 2026

    2000 League Island Blvd

    Major Demolition · COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED ONE STORY, MASONRY, CONCRETE AND STEEL INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE BY MECHANICAL METHODS. FLOOR SLAB TO REMAIN AS PROPOSED, SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED WITH PWD STORMWATER APPROVAL IF SLAB TO BE REMOVED. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED BY PENNONI ASSOCIATES, INC.

  8. Issued Jun 8, 2026

    2000 League Island Blvd

    Full Demolition · complete demolition to create vacant lot

  9. Issued Jun 5, 2026

    5 Crescent Dr

    Alterations · Install 3- sinks to include necessary piping as per plans.

  10. Issued Jun 5, 2026

    4401 S Broad St

    Lot Line Relocation · For the lot line relocation to create two (2) new lot (parcel A and parcel B) from one (1) existing lot. size and location as shown on plan.

  11. Issued Jun 5, 2026

    5 Crescent Dr

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR A ECHANICAL SYSTEM UPGRADE TO ACCOMMODATE AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. WORK TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.

  12. Issued Jun 2, 2026

    4503 S Broad St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · For Addition to and existing detach structure. Size and location per plan.

New business licenses

2 entries

The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.

  1. Issued Jun 25, 2026

    PHLNY HOTEL PARTNERS LLC

    Public Garage / Parking Lot · 1001 Intrepid Ave

  2. Issued Apr 15, 2026

    Advanced Therapies LLC

    Hazardous Materials · 400 Rouse Blvd

On the record — distress

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

Tax-delinquent parcels

$508,856 owed

  1. 1 yr owed

    3 Crescent Dr

    $208,357

  2. $151,898

  3. 4 yrs owed

    4499 S Broad St

    $148,601

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Violation Mar 2, 2026OPEN

    4960 S 12th St

    SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  2. Violation Mar 2, 2026OPEN

    4960 S 12th St

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  3. Violation Jan 12, 2026OPEN

    1200 Kitty Hawk Ave

    BENCHMARKING LATE

  4. Violation Nov 12, 2025OPEN

    1500 Kitty Hawk Ave

    PERIODIC TESTING

  5. Violation Nov 12, 2025OPEN

    5100 S Broad St

    SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  6. Violation Nov 12, 2025OPEN

    4921 S 16th St

    PERIODIC TESTING

  7. Violation Nov 12, 2025OPEN

    5101 S 16th St

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  8. Violation Nov 12, 2025OPEN

    5100 S Broad St

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  9. Violation Nov 12, 2025OPEN

    4921 S 16th St

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  10. Violation Nov 12, 2025OPEN

    1500 Kitty Hawk Ave

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  11. Violation Nov 12, 2025OPEN

    4921 S 16th St

    SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  12. Violation Nov 12, 2025OPEN

    5100 S Broad St

    PERIODIC TESTING

Get the weekly pulse for Navy Yard

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.