THE INDEX: 84 78 · week of Aug 24permits quiet, openings quiet, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

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.

  1. Recorded Oct 27, 2025

    $7.42M

    1404-38 N 15th St

    to NIX HOMES PRESERVATION LLC

  2. Recorded Dec 12, 2024

    $3.33M

    1636 Unity St

    to PENN FAM VISION LLC · 30 parcels

  3. Recorded Aug 18, 2025

    $2.32M

    1400-04 W Oxford St

    to TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

  4. Recorded Dec 26, 2025

    $2.2M

    1438 N Broad St

    to HP1438 NORTH BROAD LLC

  5. Recorded Mar 26, 2025

    $2M

    1535-37 N Carlisle St

    to TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEMS OF HIGH EDUCATION

  6. Recorded Mar 2, 2026

    $1.45M

    1432 N Broad St

    to 1432 NORTH BROAD LLC

  7. Recorded Jan 9, 2026

    $1.45M

    1406 W Oxford St

    to TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

  8. Recorded Dec 6, 2024

    $1.2M

    1530 N 16th St

    to 1530 NORTH 16TH STREET OWNER LLC

  9. Recorded Sep 24, 2024

    $1M

    1830 N Bouvier St

    to AARYANA22 LLC

  10. Recorded May 26, 2026

    $915K

    1901 Cecil B Moore Ave

    to BIG OCEAN HOLDINGS LLC

  11. Recorded Feb 19, 2026

    $915K

    1903 Cecil B Moore Ave

    to NORTH ASSET SOLUTIONS LLC

  12. Recorded Sep 5, 2025

    $905K

    1930 Cecil B Moore Ave

    to BASSET BAND LLC

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    1607 N Bouvier St

    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.

  2. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    1523 W Norris St

    New Construction or Additions · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.

  3. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    1725 Seybert St

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2026-000455

  4. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    1324 N Broad St

    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.

  5. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    2021 N 19th St

    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.

  6. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    1909 W Thompson St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS.

  7. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    2021 N 19th St

    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

  8. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    1911 W Thompson St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS.

  9. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    1306r N 19th St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · NEW CONSTRUCTION OF SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE PROPOSED LOT 10B (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION)

  10. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    1308 N 19th St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · NEW CONSTRUCTION OF SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE PROPOSED LOT 12B (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION)

  11. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    1310 N 19th St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · NEW CONSTRUCTION OF SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE PROPOSED LOT 11B (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION)

  12. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    2308 Cecil B Moore Ave

    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.

  1. Issued Aug 21, 2026

    KPF Academy LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 2420 Ridge Ave

  2. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing ()

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1811 N 18th St

  3. Issued Aug 17, 2026

    wayne smith

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1735 N 23rd St

  4. Issued Jul 6, 2026

    Miley Food Market Inc

    Food Preparing and Serving · 1900 N Ringgold St

  5. Issued Jun 10, 2026

    V&D FOOD MARKET INC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 1944 Cecil B Moore Ave

  6. Issued May 27, 2026

    Jannies Kiddie Corner LLC 2

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 2447 Ridge Ave

  7. Issued May 14, 2026

    Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1818 Master St

  8. Issued May 12, 2026

    CROWN CHICKEN & BUFFALO WINGS LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 2310 Cecil B Moore Ave

  9. Issued May 1, 2026

    The Nuri School

    Child Care Facility · 2035 W Oxford St

  10. Issued Apr 17, 2026

    CYNTHIA ROBINSON

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1733 N 23rd St

  11. Issued Apr 16, 2026

    Frederick Douglass Mastery Charter School

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 2118-34 W Norris St

  12. 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

  1. Sheriff sale5 yrs owed

    2024-28 N 22nd St

    $304,954

  2. Sheriff sale4 yrs owed

    1629 N 17th St

    $23,469

  3. Sheriff sale6 yrs owed

    1508 Seybert St

    $20,070

  4. Sheriff sale5 yrs owed

    2445 Ridge Ave

    $18,229

  5. Sheriff sale15 yrs owed

    1909 Page St

    $17,402

  6. Sheriff sale10 yrs owed

    2304 Nicholas St

    $14,127

  7. Sheriff sale11 yrs owed

    01501 N 19th St

    $12,992

  8. Sheriff sale31 yrs owed

    01709 N 24th St

    $12,490

  9. Sheriff sale8 yrs owed

    1709 N Lambert St

    $12,057

  10. Sheriff sale18 yrs owed

    1913 N 23rd St

    $11,084

  11. Sheriff sale19 yrs owed

    01724 W Oxford St

    $10,097

  12. Sheriff sale8 yrs owed

    1713 N Lambert St

    $9,235

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Aug 25, 2026ACTIVE

    2447 Ridge Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jul 16, 2026ACTIVE

    1606 Seybert St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Jun 29, 2026ACTIVE

    1507 W Stiles St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Jun 12, 2026ACTIVE

    1732 N 22nd St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Jun 6, 2026ACTIVE

    1412 Diamond St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Jun 5, 2026ACTIVE

    1437 N 19th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Jun 2, 2026ACTIVE

    1708 N Gratz St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe May 1, 2026ACTIVE

    2011 N Cleveland St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Apr 16, 2026ACTIVE

    2411 Nicholas St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Mar 16, 2026ACTIVE

    2401 Cecil B Moore Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Feb 8, 2026ACTIVE

    1828 N Taylor St

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe Jan 24, 2026ACTIVE

    2314 Cecil B Moore Ave

    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.