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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Newbold
Newbold: 288 permits, $30.07M in deals, 7 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $1,116,942 across 124 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 288
- New units
- 1
- New licenses
- 20
- Median sale
- $358K
- Deal $ volume
- $30.07M
- Violations
- 200
- Tax-delinquent
- 124
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 Aug 20, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY ). ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK**IEBC 2018**EXISTING BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED** ELECTRICAL WORK TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF RECEPTACLES AND LIGHTING UTILIZING EXISTING SERVICE AS PER 2017 NEC. INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARM AS PER PLANS AND 2016 NFPA 72.**SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK** AMENDED AS OF 8/31/2026 FOR A PERMIT
- Issued Aug 20, 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. 96% 85K BTU furnace, 2 ton AC, ductwork, and 9 diffusers
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
- Issued Aug 18, 2026
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
- Issued Aug 18, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO THE FRONT FAÇADE OF AN EXISTING TWO-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN.
- Issued Aug 17, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO THE FRONT FACADE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS
- Issued Aug 16, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install and label new 200A service disconnect, install 200A MLO panel, Wire throughout residential addition: smoke/co alarms FOR addition ,wire roof deck lights and receptacle . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC. **NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT**
- Issued Aug 13, 2026
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO) · FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR PERSONAL SERVICES (EXERCISE STUDIO, GROUP B) ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (GROUP R-3) ON THE SECOND FLOOR.. NO ALTERATIONS WORK UNDER THIS PERMIT.
- Issued Aug 12, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing replacing ct and fai
- Issued Aug 11, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE 3/4" WATER SERVICE.
- Issued Aug 8, 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. 96% 60K BTU furnace, 3 ton AC, ductwork, and 11 registers
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · For interior and exterior alterations to an existing attached single-family dwelling per plans. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work. Basement to remain non-habitable, to be used for storage and utilities only.
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1617 Wolf St
- Issued Jul 20, 2026
2014 foods LLc
Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large) · 2014-24 S Broad St
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
KREMA KAFE LLC (KREMA KAFE)
Food Preparing and Serving · 1950 S 15th St
- Issued Jun 24, 2026
Good Life Convenience 1 Inc
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1709 Snyder Ave
- Issued Jun 23, 2026
BROAD MART INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 2112-14 S Broad St
- Issued Jun 23, 2026
Stray Cat Relief Fund
Small Games Of Chance · 1715 Mckean St
- Issued Jun 4, 2026
Selene Finance LP
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1719 S Mole St
- Issued Jun 2, 2026
M&T BANK
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 2238 S 15th St
- Issued Jun 1, 2026
Nils Anders Emil Sandkvist
Limited Lodging Operator · 1719 S Bancroft St
- Issued May 6, 2026
PREAH CHAN REAS LLC (CIRCLE THAI RESTAURANT)
Food Preparing and Serving · 2033-37 S Bancroft St
- Issued Apr 22, 2026
ADL AUTO REPAIR INC
Tire Dealer · 1541-43 W Passyunk Ave
- Issued Apr 16, 2026
Brett Strehlow
Limited Lodging Operator · 1825 S Carlisle St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Newbold.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$1,116,942 owed
- Sheriff sale18 yrs owed
$35,434
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$23,949
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$22,743
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$4,015
- Sheriff sale1 yr owed
$3,347
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$1,271
- Sheriff sale3 yrs owed
$1,238
- 8 yrs owed
$54,940
- 16 yrs owed
$38,523
- 25 yrs owed
$32,987
- 12 yrs owed
$31,220
- 19 yrs owed
$29,493
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Aug 3, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 3, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 27, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 4, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 20, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 9, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 5, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 30, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 13, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 30, 2022ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
COMMERCIAL COOKING SYSTEMS
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
FDC ACCESS
Get the weekly pulse for Newbold
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.