THE INDEX: 166 ▲22 · week of Oct 19 — permits firm, openings steady, deal ledger running hot

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Philadelphia

Navy Yard

Navy Yard: 56 permits, $52M 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
56
New units
0
New licenses
3
Median sale
$52M
Deal $ volume
$52M
Violations
58
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 Oct 27, 2026

    5001 League Island Blvd

    Temporary Tents and Canopies · ASSEMBLY USE TENT - LAWFUL OCCUPANCY SHALL BE AS POSTED - REMOVAL DATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS POWER IS PROVIDED THROUGH EXISTING EXTERIOR GROUND FAULT PROTECTED RECEPTACLES AND POWER CORDS ARE RATED EXTRA HEAVY DUTY WITH U. L. LABEL STATING SUCH RATING. NO COOKING OR HEATING PERMITTED WITH THIS APPROVAL. Streets Department permit is required for street closure prior to the start work if applicable.

  2. Issued Oct 19, 2026

    5001 S Broad St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE 4" BACKFLOW DEVICE.

  3. Issued Oct 15, 2026

    1900 Kitty Hawk Ave

    New Construction or Additions · EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL WORK INTO NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDING. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE METALLIC TO ROOF EXTENSION. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASE VENTING CODE. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2021 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS

  4. Issued Oct 13, 2026

    1900 Kitty Hawk Ave

    New Construction · TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM PROVIDED ON GROUND FLOOR BELOW CENTER MEZZANINE 1, ABOVE CENTER MEZZANINE 1 AND MEZZANINE 2, AND TO GROUND FLOOR BUSINESS OCCUPANCY (SEPARATE FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMIT TO BE SUBMITTED FOR FIRE SPRINKLERS ON LEVEL 2 AND 3 OF THE OFFICE SPACE) COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 TO INCLUDE 8" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 8" AMES COLT 400 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY WITH A FIRE PUMP IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 20 AND FIRE SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF STANDPIPES IN EXIT

  5. Issued Oct 7, 2026

    4499 S Broad St

    Addition and/or Alteration · New lighting, switches, receptacles and communication outlet provisions.-2020 NEC -NOTED: FLOOR OUTLETS-

  6. Issued Oct 6, 2026

    4499 S Broad St

    Alterations · ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL OFFICE. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE METALLIC TO ROOF EXTENSION. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2021 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS

  7. Issued Sep 23, 2026

    1900 Kitty Hawk Ave

    New Construction · FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS.

  8. Issued Sep 16, 2026

    4499 S Broad St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Furnish and install forty-two (42) Cat 6 plenum cables from IDF to data locations on the 1st floor. Furnish and install nineteen (19) Cat 6 plenum cables from IDF to data locations on the 2nd floor. Furnish and install ten (10) Cat 6 plenum cables from IDF to data locations on the 3rd floor.

  9. Issued Sep 14, 2026

    1900 Kitty Hawk Ave

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE ALTERATION OF AN EXISTING FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 WITH AN EXISTING BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY & EXISTING FIRE PUMP. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

  10. Issued Sep 10, 2026

    150 Rouse Blvd

    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 12 SPRINKLER HEADS

  11. Issued Sep 4, 2026

    4499 S Broad St

    Rough-In · Rough-In Permit for PP-2026-012248

  12. Issued Sep 2, 2026

    2000 League Island Blvd

    Parking Only · For the creation of a surface parking lot for 674 vehicle parking spaces (including 12 accessible spaces and 2 van accessible spaces), and site improvements to include lot striping and landscape screening.

New business licenses

3 entries

The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.

  1. Issued Sep 3, 2026

    PHLNY HOTEL PARTNERS LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 1001 Intrepid Ave

  2. Issued Jun 25, 2026

    PHLNY HOTEL PARTNERS LLC

    Public Garage / Parking Lot · 1001 Intrepid Ave

  3. 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 Sep 30, 2026OPEN

    4801 S 12th St

    BENCHMARKING LATE

  2. Violation Sep 22, 2026OPEN

    5200 S Broad St

    NEW PLUMBING

  3. Violation Sep 22, 2026OPEN

    5200 S Broad St

    COMPL CONCEAL- BLDG PERM WORK

  4. Violation Sep 22, 2026OPEN

    5200 S Broad St

    INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM

  5. Violation Sep 22, 2026OPEN

    5200 S Broad St

    WORK OUTSIDE OF SCOPE

  6. Violation Sep 1, 2026OPEN

    1200 Kitty Hawk Ave

    BENCHMARKING LATE

  7. Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    5001 S 11th St

    ALTER INTERIOR PORTION

  8. Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    5001 S 11th St

    ALTER EXISTING PLUMBING

  9. Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    1400 Kitty Hawk Ave

    OCCUPIED W/O TCO OR CO

  10. Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    1400 Kitty Hawk Ave

    ALTER ELECTRICAL WIRING

  11. Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    1400 Kitty Hawk Ave

    EXTEND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM

  12. Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN

    1400 Kitty Hawk Ave

    ALTER INTERIOR PORTION

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 November 3, 2026.