Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Overbrook
Overbrook: 716 permits, $39.48M in deals, 24 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $7,608,616 across 662 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 716
- New units
- 4
- New licenses
- 46
- Median sale
- $295K
- Deal $ volume
- $39.48M
- Violations
- 1,380
- Tax-delinquent
- 662
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
Addition and/or Alteration · -INSTALL SMOKE DETECTOR, 10 YEAR BATTERY -100 AMP SERVICE AND PANEL - 30 SPACE PANEL -BASEMENT/FIRST FLOOR, ARC FAULT, 20 AMP -COMBO ARC-FAULT / GFCI BREAKER -DRYER CIRCUIT 30 AMP -INSTALL FLUSH MOUNT LED CEILING FIXTURE (BASEMENT) -INSTALL SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR, 10 YEAR BATTERY -REPLACE RECEPTACLE 15/20 AMP -UNDERWRITER INSPECTION -PERMIT -service size is not increasing -fishing wire thru wall PER NEC 2020
- Issued Oct 27, 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. 100 amp service and panel, (14) 15 ampere duplex receptacle, (8) switch replacement, (4) install flush mount led ceiling fixture, (5) new receptacle and circuit, (2) 3-way switch replacement, outdoor receptacle outlet, install exterior fixture, install 3-way switches, ground fault receptacle, ground fault receptacle and dedicated circuit, (2) 10 yr
- Issued Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH NO INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY DISCONNECT as per attached Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard. -200 AMP SERVICE AND 40 SPACE PANEL. INSTALL CIRCUIT FOR HOUSE HEATER, DOOR BELL, SMOKE DETECTOR, 10 YEAR BATTERY, SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR, 10 YEAR BATTERY, COMBO ARC-FAULT / GFCI BREAKER. SURG PROTECTOR), (METER DISCONNECT COMBO). INSTALL IN BASEMENT/FIRST FLOOR, ARC FAULT, 20 AMP RECEPTACLES
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH AN INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE FROM 100 TO 200 as per attached Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard. FISHING WIRES THROUGHOUT BUILDING FOR SWITCHES LIGHTING SMOKE DETECTORS G.F.C.I. OUTLET. ALL WORK WILL BE PERFORM ACCORDING TO THE 2020 NEC AND PER EXECUTED CONTRACT.
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Alterations · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2024-000403
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Change of Use · Eating and Drinking Establishments - Prepared Food Shop
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPAIR/REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · - Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH AN INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE FROM 100 AMP TO 200 AMP as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard Upgrading receptacles in home to GFCI where needed.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Installation of switches, receptables, light fixtures, wire as per NEC Code , on existing 100amp sevice.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Oct 17, 2026
TMELL LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5527 Jefferson St
- Issued Oct 17, 2026
TMELL LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5523 Jefferson St
- Issued Oct 7, 2026
CYPREXX SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1332 Farrington Rd
- Issued Sep 28, 2026
TMELL LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5542 Jefferson St
- Issued Sep 19, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 500 N 64th St
- Issued Sep 11, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 815 Marlyn Rd
- Issued Sep 11, 2026
M&T BANK
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5758 Nassau Rd
- Issued Sep 9, 2026
62 MINI MART LLC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 2061-63 N 62nd St
- Issued Aug 23, 2026
Northwest Commerical Realty Corp
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1717 N 60th St
- Issued Aug 7, 2026
SELENE FINANCIAL LP
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 7029 Brentwood Rd
- Issued Aug 7, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1152-56 N 63rd St
- Issued Aug 6, 2026
ROCKET MORTGAGE
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1831 Farrington Rd
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Overbrook.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$7,608,616 owed
- Sheriff sale13 yrs owed
$45,818
- Sheriff sale16 yrs owed
$36,858
- Sheriff sale13 yrs owed
$36,485
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$35,720
- Sheriff sale22 yrs owed
$33,578
- Sheriff sale13 yrs owed
$25,842
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$22,388
- Sheriff sale21 yrs owed
$19,893
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$19,893
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$19,351
- Sheriff sale9 yrs owed
$12,310
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$11,977
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Oct 1, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 22, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 8, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 28, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 20, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 12, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 26, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 25, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 12, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 11, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Overbrook
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.