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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Powelton
Powelton: 47 permits, $9.49M in deals, 2 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $410,768 across 38 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 47
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 6
- Median sale
- $608K
- Deal $ volume
- $9.49M
- Violations
- 82
- Tax-delinquent
- 38
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 14, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT, FAI & MD.
- Issued Oct 1, 2026
Change of Use · Retail Sales - Consumer Goods; Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries; Retail Sales - Convenience Sales
- Issued Sep 18, 2026
3 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS FOR THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO R2 (3 DWELLING UNITS) WITH ACCESSORY STORAGE & UTILITY WITHIN THE BASEMENT OF AN EXISTING THREE STORY BUILDING. 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 Sep 15, 2026
EZ Roof Covering Replacement · EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- For the Installation of New Roof Coverings on Exiting Roofs as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. As per Philadelphia Historic Commission slate shingle to be replaced with Certainteed Carriage House shingle.
- Issued Sep 14, 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 air handler and condenser only, in like and kind, no new ductwork
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install fire alarm devices, horn/strobe, and carbon/smoke detectors connecting to existing facp to address violation CF-2026-015487 as per APPROVED DRAWINGS-2016 Nfpa,2017 NEC .
- Issued Aug 10, 2026
9 units
Addition and/or Alteration · LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION) FOR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING TO SPLIT UNITS TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS TO ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR (174) DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND PHC APPROVAL. EXISTING BUILDING SPRINKLERED ON GROUND FLOOR ONLY. *2021 IEBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP WORK**
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
Retaining Wall · FOR THE REPAIR OF AN EXISTING REATINING WALL. WORK TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF A WOOD FENCE TO ENCLOSE THE SIDE AND REAR SIDE OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.
- Issued Jun 17, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · EZ KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- For the installation of New Wet Chemical Kitchen Fire Suppression System as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Install a wet chemical kitchen fire suppression system for a 12'-0" hood in the 1st floor restaurant
- Issued Jun 17, 2026
Change of Use · Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family
- Issued Jun 10, 2026
EZ Roof Covering Replacement · **Existing Philadelphia Historic Property** For repair / replacement of roof covering(s) on existing roof(s) in accordance with the attached EZ Permit Re-Roofing Standard. Failure to comply with the attached EZ Permit Re-Roofing Standard shall result in revocation of this permit. Re-roofing TPO upper right hand side portion . No work to mansard roof as per PHC.
- Issued May 30, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install one (1) 200-amp subpanel with associated feeder to serve the rewiring of an existing sit-down restaurant. Provide complete electrical distribution throughout the restaurant, including installation of branch circuits for lighting fixtures, switches, exit signs, emergency lighting, and receptacle outlets. Install dedicated branch circuits and electrical connections for HVAC equipment, water heater, exhaust fans, walk-in coolers, and freezers. All work to be done according to the 2017 N
New business licenses
7 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Oct 2, 2026
DREXEL MINI MART LLC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 400 N 32nd St
- Issued Sep 11, 2026
GUAC AVO INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 3737 Lancaster Ave
- Issued Aug 13, 2026
HopePHL (Baring House)
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 3401 Baring St
- Issued Apr 16, 2026
Lancaster Century LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 3517 Lancaster Ave
- Issued Feb 20, 2026
Madis Inc
Sidewalk Cafe · 3533-35 Lancaster Ave
- Issued Dec 10, 2025
ANG LI
Limited Lodging Operator · 3505 Race St
- Issued Jul 16, 2025
lucky poke llc (luckyou cozy cafe)
Food Preparing and Serving · 3737 Lancaster Ave
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Powelton.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$410,768 owed
- Sheriff sale12 yrs owed
$75,137
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$30,485
- 4 yrs owed
$46,557
- 24 yrs owed
$42,067
- 4 yrs owed
$32,906
- 5 yrs owed
$28,725
- 11 yrs owed
$21,704
- 3 yrs owed
$21,233
- 3 yrs owed
$20,929
- 9 yrs owed
$18,132
- 25 yrs owed
$11,615
- 3 yrs owed
$8,579
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 1, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN
ENCROACHING TREES
- Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN
ENCROACHING TREES
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
DISPOSAL OF RUBBISH
- Violation Oct 21, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
- Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED
- Violation Oct 14, 2026OPEN
MECHANICAL- MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
- Violation Oct 14, 2026OPEN
INTERIOR SURFACES
- Violation Oct 14, 2026OPEN
PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
- Violation Oct 9, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE MULTI FAMILY (R2)
- Violation Oct 9, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Sep 21, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE MULTI FAMILY (R2)
Get the weekly pulse for Powelton
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.