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Philadelphia
Pennypack Woods
Pennypack Woods: 37 permits, $4.33M in deals, 16 tax-delinquent parcels in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $230,160 across 16 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 37
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 4
- Median sale
- $307K
- Deal $ volume
- $4.33M
- Violations
- 97
- Tax-delinquent
- 16
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 22, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE STORY REAR ADDITION AS PART OF AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE ON 3740 PHEASANT DRIVE (PENNYPACK ASSOCIATION AREA). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN.
- Issued Oct 21, 2026
Change of Use · Retail Sales - Consumer Goods; Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries; Retail Sales - Convenience Sales
- Issued Oct 12, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR ERECTION OF FOUR (4) ILLUMINATED FLAT WALL SIGNS (Including Sunoco letters and arrow logo, two separate signs) ON EXISTING STRUCTURE AND ONE (1) EXISTING FREESTANDING PYLON DOUBLE FACE SIGNS FOR FACE CHANGE ONLY ON THE SAME LOT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION / PLAN.
- Issued Sep 28, 2026
New Construction or Additions · - Approved plumbing work associated with an ADDITION per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Sep 24, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · For the addition of a porch roof (open on three sides) at the rear of an existing single family dwelling per plan.
- Issued Sep 23, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE ERECTION OF FOUR (4) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED WALL SIGNS, ONE (1) NON-ILLUMINATED CLEARANCE SIGN, ONE (1) ORDER CANOPY WITH LED LIGHT (CLEARANCE SIGN), REPLACE TWO (2) PANELS WITH NEW SIGNS AND REPLACE TWO (2) LOWER PANELS WITH NO COPY ON EXISTING DOUBLE SIDED FREESTANDING SIGN AND INSTALL ONE (1) PICK UP WINDOW CANOPY WITH NO COPY. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN.
- Issued Sep 23, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR REMOVAL OF ONE (1) EXISTING METAL AWNING AND ADDITION OF ONE (1) PORCH ON GRADE AT THE REAR OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOW ON PLANS.
- Issued Sep 22, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · REWIRE HOUSE THROUGHOUT. INSTALL LIGHTING, SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLES OUTLETS. INSTALL 120 VOLTS INTERCONNECTED SMOKE/CO ALARMS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2020 NEC AND PER EXECUTED CONTRACT.
- Issued Sep 10, 2026
1 units
Commercial Make Safe Permit · Make Safe - To legalize the repairs made to the exterior loading dock wall as per Engineer’s report to resolve case #CF-2024-114427. Abutting sidewalk must be closed with fencing a minimum of 6’ in height. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk closure. A separate permit is required for any additional alterations that are not specifically addressed on case #CF-2024-114427. In accordance with Code Bulletin PM-1801, a PA professional engineer is required to monitor repairs made
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
Sign · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) STATIC INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGN AND ONE (1) STATIC INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY PROJECTING SIGN AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK. SEE ZP-2026-007048 FOR ZONING APPROVAL.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO THE REAR OF AN EXISTING DETACHED BUILDING. TO BE USED AS A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT WITH A TOTAL OF TWENTY (20) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES (TWO ACCESSIBLE SPACES PROVIDED, INCLUDING ONE VAN-ACCESSIBLE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION/PLAN.
New business licenses
6 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Jun 14, 2026
ZAFARAN MARKET LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 3138 Willits Rd
- Issued Jan 6, 2026
H&S GOLD AND DIAMOND LLC
Precious Metal Dealer · 8912 Frankford Ave
- Issued Dec 15, 2025
CHOWS WOK LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 9037-39 Ashton Rd
- Issued Dec 12, 2025
BE Holdings CO (PJP Marketplace )
Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large) · 8914-54 Frankford Ave
- Issued Sep 22, 2025
ASADERO LOS TIOS INC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 3087 Holme Ave
- Issued Aug 5, 2025
Sisters Early Learning Academy LLC (Sisters Academy)
Food Preparing and Serving · 3114 Willits Rd
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Pennypack Woods.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$230,160 owed
- 6 yrs owed
$54,304
- 6 yrs owed
$23,009
- 5 yrs owed
$19,945
- 8 yrs owed
$18,762
- 4 yrs owed
$16,840
- 11 yrs owed
$16,123
- 5 yrs owed
$13,734
- 3 yrs owed
$12,356
- 6 yrs owed
$11,900
- 1 yr owed
$11,439
- 13 yrs owed
$9,717
- 2 yrs owed
$9,037
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Oct 1, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 24, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Oct 20, 2026OPEN
PARTIAL COMPLETION AND ABANDONMENT OF WORK
- Violation Oct 1, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR WALLS
- Violation Oct 1, 2026OPEN
UNSAFE STRUCTURE
- Violation Oct 1, 2026OPEN
MASONRY COMPONENTS
- Violation Sep 18, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation Sep 18, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Sep 18, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Sep 18, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation Sep 14, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Sep 9, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
Get the weekly pulse for Pennypack Woods
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.