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

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Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

Pennsport

Pennsport: 222 permits, $55.33M in deals, 2 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Owed to the city $931,620 across 81 delinquent parcels

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
222
New units
2
New licenses
14
Median sale
$400K
Deal $ volume
$55.33M
Violations
134
Tax-delinquent
81

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 Jul 14, 2026

    $2.92M

    1400-18 S Front St

    to 1400 S Front Street Llc

  2. Recorded Dec 22, 2025

    $2.34M

    138 Tasker St

    to WS6 LLC

  3. Recorded May 29, 2024

    $1.15M

    306 Reed St

    to HEFFELFINGER BRENDA;HEFFELFINGER PHILIP

  4. Recorded Jul 5, 2024

    $1.1M

    310 Reed St

    to KINNEE DONALD R JR;JAHNCKE ALEXANDER S

  5. Recorded Oct 23, 2024

    $983K

    307-09 Reed St Unit F

    to CONSIDINE RYAN C;STEVENS TARYN LEE

  6. Recorded May 13, 2025

    $950K

    135 Fernon St Unit B

    to 518 RUGBY STREET LLC

  7. Recorded Apr 17, 2025

    $935K

    135 Fernon St Unit A

    to LEONARD THOMAS A IV;LEONARD LYNNE N

  8. Recorded Jun 24, 2026

    $920K

    1514 E Moyamensing Ave

    to COX EILEEN;PAPAZIAN GREGORY

  9. Recorded Mar 8, 2025

    $900K

    307-09 Reed St Unit B

    to HALPERN BENJAMIN;BUKOWSKI WERONIKA

  10. Recorded Jul 24, 2024

    $895K

    1327 E Moyamensing Ave

    to DEANGELIS SALVATORE;GOLDEN BRIDGET MARIE

  11. Recorded Aug 14, 2024

    $875K

    331 Reed St

    to NITSRIK LLC

  12. Recorded Jun 26, 2024

    $850K

    1427 S Howard St

    to READ LAUTZENHEISER KAREN;EMERICK ERICK O

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    1817-19 E Moyamensing Ave

    EZ Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo. · EZ INTERIOR NON-LOAD-BEARING WALL DEMOLITION - For the interior demolition on NON-Load-Bearing partition walls and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of fou

  2. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    323 Snyder Ave

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPAIR/REPLACE CT & FAI.

  3. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    226 Moore St

    Change of Use · Personal Services

  4. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    130 Sigel St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work Approved per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.

  5. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    1619 E Moyamensing Ave

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT, FAI & MD.

  6. Issued Aug 19, 2026

    316 Titan St

    Addition and/or Alteration · For the interior renovation of an existing single family dwelling, to include the addition of a deck above the 2 story portion. Details per plan.

  7. Issued Aug 17, 2026

    245 Greenwich St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF A VERTICAL ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING TO INCLUDE ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS

  8. Issued Aug 17, 2026

    1327 S 4th St

    Alterations · Seal lateral for complete demolition

  9. Issued Aug 17, 2026

    1128 S Front St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing REPLACMENT OF MAIN DRAIN

  10. Issued Aug 15, 2026

    209 Pierce St

    Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Water Service 3/4"

  11. Issued Aug 15, 2026

    313 Wharton St

    Addition and/or Alteration · - For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; IN

  12. Issued Aug 14, 2026

    1327 S 4th St

    Full Demolition · FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE

New business licenses

12 entries

The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.

  1. Issued Aug 17, 2026

    Mai Thai

    Limited Lodging Operator · 1442 S Front St

  2. Issued Jul 6, 2026

    Mehmet Fatih Kekec

    Limited Lodging Operator · 1433 S Howard St

  3. Issued Jun 15, 2026

    Anthony Monastero

    Limited Lodging Operator · 1742 S Orianna St

  4. Issued Jun 3, 2026

    Joo Kim

    Limited Lodging Operator · 119 Greenwich St

  5. Issued May 20, 2026

    SS & EE, INC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 231 Mcclellan St

  6. Issued May 19, 2026

    Humble Provisions LLC (Humble Provisions)

    Food Preparing and Serving · 1527 S 4th St

  7. Issued May 11, 2026

    Matthew D Coker

    Limited Lodging Operator · 310 Mckean St

  8. Issued May 6, 2026

    David James Arthur Andrews (EnL Properties)

    Limited Lodging Operator · 116 Ellsworth St

  9. Issued Apr 21, 2026

    Onity Mortgage Corp f/k/a PHH Mortgage Corp

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 131 Federal St

  10. Issued Apr 8, 2026

    Kelliann SP LLC (Kelliann's Bar & Grill)

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 153 Snyder Ave

  11. Issued Apr 8, 2026

    FRANKIE'S WORLD FOUNDATION

    Bingo · 1602 S 2nd St

  12. Issued Mar 17, 2026

    Third & Moyamensing LLC

    Sidewalk Cafe · 1313-21 S 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 Pennsport.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$931,620 owed

  1. Sheriff sale6 yrs owed

    1730 S Orianna St

    $15,959

  2. Sheriff sale1 yr owed

    00120 Dickinson St H

    $12,244

  3. $59,972

  4. 35 yrs owed

    144 Emily St

    $53,897

  5. 12 yrs owed

    1327 S 4th St

    $44,191

  6. 8 yrs owed

    204 Federal St

    $30,650

  7. 7 yrs owed

    139 Federal St

    $28,977

  8. 15 yrs owed

    333 Greenwich St

    $28,930

  9. 8 yrs owed

    1522 S Front St

    $27,770

  10. 8 yrs owed

    215 Moore St

    $23,435

  11. 8 yrs owed

    2036 S 2nd St

    $23,336

  12. $23,335

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Aug 25, 2025ACTIVE

    1947 S 3rd St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jul 31, 2024ACTIVE

    239 Pierce St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Sep 9, 2020ACTIVE

    117 Reed St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN

    1712 S 2nd St

    RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)

  5. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    1622 S Front St

    FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

  6. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    1622 S Front St

    EXTERIOR STRUCTURE ROOF DRAINAGE

  7. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    1622 S Front St

    OPEN FLAME COOKING DEVICES

  8. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    1622 S Front St

    INTERIOR SURFACES

  9. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    1622 S Front St

    PERIODIC TESTING

  10. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    1622 S Front St

    RENTAL LICENSE MULTI FAMILY (R2)

  11. Violation Aug 12, 2026OPEN

    1502 E Moyamensing Ave

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  12. Violation Aug 12, 2026OPEN

    1400-18 S Front St

    PERIODIC TESTING

Get the weekly pulse for Pennsport

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.