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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Penrose
Penrose: 57 permits, $12.26M 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
- 57
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 3
- Median sale
- $309K
- Deal $ volume
- $12.26M
- Violations
- 102
- 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 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.
- Issued Jun 19, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Replace existing 200amp service 2-gang meter with a new 3-gang meter. Replace (2) 100amp breaker panels and install (1) 100amp additional breaker panel. (3rd meter will serve common area)
- Issued Jun 18, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Installation of an EVC System to a single family or two-family dwelling with existing onsite parking
- Issued Jun 15, 2026
Change of Use · Group Living - Single-Room Residence; Residential - Household Living - Single-Family; Limited Lodging
- Issued May 28, 2026
Alterations · REPAIR/REPLACE Storm and Sanitary house traps, fresh air inlets, and partial main drains back towards house.
- Issued May 27, 2026
EZ Roof Covering Replacement · For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 sh
- Issued May 11, 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 gas boiler with a new, 60k btu gas boiler and tie back into the existing supply and return piping distribution and venting.
- Issued May 6, 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 boiler only, in like and kind, no new piping/ ductwork
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 Jul 7, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS, HOT TUBS ENCLOSURES
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 7, 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 August 1, 2026.