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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Old City
Old City: 311 permits, $97.73M in deals, 3 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $3,282,315 across 71 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 311
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 37
- Median sale
- $479K
- Deal $ volume
- $97.73M
- Violations
- 809
- Tax-delinquent
- 71
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 27, 2026
EZ Exterior Window and Door Replacement · For the replacement of exterior windows and doors as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans.
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF BATHROOM AND KITCHEN AT SPACE 503 IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ********************SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ANY OTHER WORK. ********************************
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO THE CLOSET AND FOYER TO CREATE A POWDER ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. DETAILS PER PLAN. NO OTHER WORK INLCUDED.
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
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 (146) SPRINKLER HEADS, PER NFPA 13
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
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 (33) SPRINKLER HEADS ON THE 2nd & 4th FLOOR
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. 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. THIS APPLICATION WAS REVIEWED UNDER THE 2021 IMC.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR AN ALTERATION TO AN EXISTING MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE THE 12TH FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. **IMC 2021**
- Issued Oct 15, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Existing Service - Electric Remodel Of 550 sqft Commercial Space With New Outlets, Switches And Lighting To Nec Code
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Oct 15, 2026
LAZ PARKING MID-ATLANTIC LLC
Public Garage / Parking Lot · 727-35 Chestnut St
- Issued Oct 5, 2026
90DEL125 LLC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 501-35 Market St
- Issued Oct 5, 2026
Old City Pretzel Company LLC
Special Assembly Occupancy · 33 S 2nd St
- Issued Sep 28, 2026
Anser Bhatti
Food Preparing and Serving · 259 Market St
- Issued Sep 23, 2026
Chestnut Pies DBA Little Susie's Coffee and Pie
Food Preparing and Serving · 140 Chestnut St
- Issued Sep 10, 2026
FIRE N FLY INC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 246 Market St
- Issued Sep 9, 2026
OVG Holdings LLC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 501 Arch St
- Issued Sep 2, 2026
JONG SOO & HYON MI LEE
Food Preparing and Serving · 400 Ranstead St
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Piccolina Hospitality LLC (Piccolina)
Sidewalk Cafe · 301 Chestnut St
- Issued Aug 13, 2026
Grab & Go 7 LLC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 227 Market St
- Issued Aug 4, 2026
Brasils Night Club
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 112 Chestnut St
- Issued Jul 31, 2026
CAMELLIA NAIL SPA & CAFE LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 118 N 3rd St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Old City.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$3,282,315 owed
- Sheriff sale20 yrs owed
$92,143
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$9,165
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$6,423
- 2 yrs owed
$1,166,089
- 2 yrs owed
$340,424
- 1 yr owed
$314,877
- 3 yrs owed
$247,592
- 2 yrs owed
$105,643
- 3 yrs owed
$78,069
- 3 yrs owed
$70,302
- 25 yrs owed
$69,602
- 12 yrs owed
$57,318
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 5, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 24, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 10, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 29, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 27, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 1, 2022ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Oct 27, 2026OPEN
INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Oct 27, 2026OPEN
SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Oct 23, 2026OPEN
FAILURE TO NOTIFY PRIOR TO START
Get the weekly pulse for Old City
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.