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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Penrose
Penrose: 55 permits, $5.81M 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
- 55
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 1
- Median sale
- $333K
- Deal $ volume
- $5.81M
- Violations
- 131
- 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 Aug 22, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
- Issued Aug 17, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Electrical Permit for combo CP-2026-000899: Install 300A service & meter bank ,60A house panel, all wiring for triplex ,smoke alarms, em.lighting .ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC.
- Issued Aug 12, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Installation of 16 roof mounted solar panels 6.08KWAC GP-2026-006218
- Issued Aug 10, 2026
Alterations · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2026-000899: ALTERATIONS TO CREATE A TRIPLEX. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS.
- Issued Jul 29, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · For interior and exterior alterations to an existing attached single-family dwelling per plans. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work.
- Issued Jul 24, 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 existing condenser and air handler only, in like and kind, no new ductwork
- Issued Jul 17, 2026
Solar Panels and Structure · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF RESIDENTIAL ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS AND RELATED APPURTENANCES AS NOTED ON THE APPROVED PLANS. 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, INCLUDING ALL ELECTRICAL WORK. ** NO STATIONARY STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEMS WITH THIS PERMIT **
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
Alterations · Replacing existing storm and sanitary curb traps and fresh air inlets
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
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.
- Issued Jun 23, 2026
3 units
Addition and/or Alteration · TO LEGALIZE THE EXTERIOR WORK AND LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATION WORK TO CONVERT BASEMENT INTO A DWELLING UNIT WITH EXISTING TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS ABOVE CREATING R2 OCCUPANCY (3 DWELLING UNITS) WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS AND PROVIDE FINISHES/ FURNISHINGS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.
New business licenses
3 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- 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 Aug 11, 2026OPEN
PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
- Violation Aug 11, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS
- Violation Aug 11, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT
- Violation Aug 11, 2026OPEN
VENTILATION- BATHROOMS
- Violation Aug 11, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA DRAINAGE
- Violation Aug 11, 2026OPEN
ELECTRICAL- HAZARD
- Violation Aug 6, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- Violation Aug 6, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE DOORS
- Violation Aug 4, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
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 September 16, 2026.