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Penrose
Penrose: 62 permits, $3.91M in deals, 2 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $544,855 across 57 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 62
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 3
- Median sale
- $340K
- Deal $ volume
- $3.91M
- Violations
- 167
- Tax-delinquent
- 57
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
Solar Panels and Structure · INSTALLATION OF STRUCTURAL/FASTENING COMPONENTS OF SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC SYSTEM, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. (A SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT IS REQUIRED)
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE 3/4" WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE.
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Installation of a 6.160 kW DC Roof Mount Solar System consisting of 14 Solar Panels and 14 IQ8HC Microinverters as per 2020 NEC.
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Water service replacement
- Issued Oct 19, 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
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Replace the existing with the same type, Gas Boiler 84% AFUE, 96,000 BTU, no new ductwork.
- Issued Oct 14, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Replace 100 AMP service and panel (no increase in size) Replace switches, outlets and fixtures Install surge protector
- Issued Oct 5, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · For interior and exterior alterations to an existing attached structure to convert for the use as a two-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 5, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS WITH PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION, GROUP R-3 TO GROUP R-3) TO CREATE A TWO-FAMILY DWELLING WITHIN AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING NOT REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED. *2018 IEBC REVIEW* *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK*
- Issued Sep 21, 2026
Alterations · Water distribution repair- Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Sep 15, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Aug 22, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
New business licenses
5 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Oct 10, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 7301 Sanderling Pl
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
JOY PHENG LLC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 2515 Island Ave
- Issued Nov 25, 2025
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 7301 Sanderling Pl
- Issued Aug 8, 2025
Guardian Asset Management (Guardian Asset Management)
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 7028 Sheldrake Pl
- Issued Aug 6, 2025
Excellence Early Learning Academy LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 2950 S 70th St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Penrose.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$544,855 owed
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$25,675
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$15,109
- 16 yrs owed
$81,195
- 22 yrs owed
$51,142
- 21 yrs owed
$34,947
- 7 yrs owed
$27,368
- 10 yrs owed
$23,975
- 10 yrs owed
$16,810
- 7 yrs owed
$16,315
- 5 yrs owed
$14,577
- 12 yrs owed
$13,498
- 8 yrs owed
$13,305
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 10, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 19, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 17, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Oct 9, 2026OPEN
SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Oct 9, 2026OPEN
FDC INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Oct 9, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- Violation Oct 8, 2026OPEN
PLANS REQUIRED TO COMPLY
- Violation Oct 8, 2026OPEN
ALTER ELECTRICAL WIRING
- Violation Oct 8, 2026OPEN
HVAC SYSTEM
- Violation Oct 8, 2026OPEN
NEW PLUMBING
- Violation Oct 7, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT
- Violation Oct 7, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
Get the weekly pulse for Penrose
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.