Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
North Central
North Central: 458 permits, $43.07M in deals, 29 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $5,611,328 across 634 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 458
- New units
- 38
- New licenses
- 30
- Median sale
- $435K
- Deal $ volume
- $43.07M
- Violations
- 1,498
- Tax-delinquent
- 634
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.
- Recorded Aug 18, 2025
$2.32M
to TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
- Recorded Mar 26, 2025
$2M
to TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEMS OF HIGH EDUCATION
- Recorded Jan 9, 2026
$1.45M
to TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Aug 26, 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. Replacement of 80k btu gas furnace. Same in kind and in place. No new duct work.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
New Construction or Additions · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
Sign · FOR ERECTION OF ONE (1) ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY FLAT WALL SIGN AND ERECTION OF ONE (1) DOUBLE FACED PROJECTING ACCESSORY SIGN ON EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK, INCLUDING ALL ELECTRICAL WORK.
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
City Demolition · Sub Demolition Permit for CF-2026-096795. For the complete demolition of a property as part of the City of Philadelphia Demolition Program. Add'l specs: Replace front sidewalk. No stucco. 4' corral fence across front from 2017 to 2029 N. 19th. Erosion control mat with topsoil and seed.
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS.
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
Alterations · For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 sh
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS.
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · NEW CONSTRUCTION OF SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE PROPOSED LOT 10B (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION)
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · NEW CONSTRUCTION OF SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE PROPOSED LOT 12B (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION)
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · NEW CONSTRUCTION OF SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE PROPOSED LOT 11B (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION)
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
Change of Use · Retail Sales - Consumer Goods; Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 21, 2026
KPF Academy LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 2420 Ridge Ave
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing ()
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1811 N 18th St
- Issued Aug 17, 2026
wayne smith
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1735 N 23rd St
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
Miley Food Market Inc
Food Preparing and Serving · 1900 N Ringgold St
- Issued Jun 10, 2026
V&D FOOD MARKET INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 1944 Cecil B Moore Ave
- Issued May 27, 2026
Jannies Kiddie Corner LLC 2
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 2447 Ridge Ave
- Issued May 14, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1818 Master St
- Issued May 12, 2026
CROWN CHICKEN & BUFFALO WINGS LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 2310 Cecil B Moore Ave
- Issued May 1, 2026
The Nuri School
Child Care Facility · 2035 W Oxford St
- Issued Apr 17, 2026
CYNTHIA ROBINSON
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1733 N 23rd St
- Issued Apr 16, 2026
Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 2118-34 W Norris St
- Issued Apr 10, 2026
Project Phila 000002 Llc
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1959 N 24th St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in North Central.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$5,611,328 owed
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$304,954
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$23,469
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$20,070
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$18,229
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$17,402
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$14,127
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$12,992
- Sheriff sale31 yrs owed
$12,490
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$12,057
- Sheriff sale18 yrs owed
$11,084
- Sheriff sale19 yrs owed
$10,097
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$9,235
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Aug 25, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 16, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 29, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 12, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 6, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 5, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 2, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 1, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 16, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 16, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 8, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 24, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for North Central
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.