Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Ogontz
Ogontz: 356 permits, $9.79M in deals, 30 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $8,387,017 across 701 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 356
- New units
- 18
- New licenses
- 47
- Median sale
- $290K
- Deal $ volume
- $9.79M
- Violations
- 1,324
- Tax-delinquent
- 701
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 Oct 23, 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.
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Provide and install automatic fire alarm system throughout building per APPROVED plans and 2020 NFPA 70 code
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
Make Safe Permit For RP · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH CF-2026-094694 TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT OF ROOF, ROOF JOIST AND FRAMING PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN APPROVED PL
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · For the installation of a spiral staircase from the basement to the first floor and associated framing. No other interior alterations proposed. 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.
- Issued Oct 21, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE 3/4" WATER SERVICE CURB TO FOUNDATION WALL.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO) · FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE USE OF GROUP CHILD CARE (E OCCUPANCY) ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING. NO WORK IS PERMITTED UNDER THIS PERMIT.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH NO INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard. New Receptacles, Switches, Fixtures. As per 2020 NEC. All wiring by fishing.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE 3/4" WATER SERVICE.
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Replace 100 amp service with no increase, replace outlets, switches and lights, install outlet in Kit., dinning room and back bedrooms All Wires Are Fished No Service increase
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CTs, FAIs & MDs.
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Replace 100 amp over head service with no increase in size Combo meter box whit main disconnect. New breaker panel in basement. Wiring whit Romex, all boxes, wires by NEC 2020.Gas boiler for heating, gas water heater. 6 new lines for kitchen.,
- Issued Oct 17, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED TWO-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK*
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Eugene Gilyard (Freedom Coffee House)
Food Preparing and Serving · 6327 N 18th St
- Issued Oct 14, 2026
Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5757 N Beechwood St
- Issued Oct 8, 2026
SAFIYA SHABAZZ
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 6149-51 Ogontz Ave
- Issued Oct 2, 2026
A1-Plus Auto LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · 5900 Ogontz Ave
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1725 Conlyn St
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
ROCKET MORTGAGE
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 6226 N Smedley St
- Issued Sep 28, 2026
GV PROPERTY INC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1451 Sparks St
- Issued Sep 18, 2026
CYNTHIA E ROBINSON
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5970 N Opal St
- Issued Sep 9, 2026
Ramsey Dieter
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5923 Old York Rd
- Issued Sep 4, 2026
Magnificent minds children’s academy LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 5969 Ogontz Ave
- Issued Sep 4, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1943 Church Ln
- Issued Sep 3, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1512 Roselyn St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Ogontz.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$8,387,017 owed
- Sheriff sale33 yrs owed
$48,437
- Sheriff sale22 yrs owed
$33,826
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$30,512
- Sheriff sale13 yrs owed
$29,945
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$23,088
- Sheriff sale13 yrs owed
$22,312
- Sheriff sale14 yrs owed
$20,855
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$18,169
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$14,699
- Sheriff sale12 yrs owed
$13,179
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$13,106
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$12,738
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Oct 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 26, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 28, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 19, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 22, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 22, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Ogontz
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 4, 2026.