Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse: 1,059 permits, $468.42M in deals, 4 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $4,528,636 across 128 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 1,059
- New units
- 124
- New licenses
- 84
- Median sale
- $865K
- Deal $ volume
- $468.42M
- Violations
- 977
- Tax-delinquent
- 128
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.
- Recorded Mar 10, 2025
$11.5M
1831-33 Chestnut St Unit Retail
to Moore College of Art and Design · 2 parcels
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Aug 31, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL WORK, NEW EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS, NEW PARTITIONS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR TENANT FITOUT* *2018 IEBC* *EXCAVATION WORK UNDER SP-2026-000794*
- Issued Aug 31, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A FACADE RESTORATION PER APPROVED PLANS. **MINOR SIDEWALK WORK TO BE INCLUDED**ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK**IEBC 2021**
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY) TO A PORTION OF THE 33RD FLOOR LEVEL OF AN EXISTING HIGH-RISE STRUCTURE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK**IEBC 2021**EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED** SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK**
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) REPAIRS TO EXTERIOR FACADE OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. 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 Aug 27, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF VAV BOXES, GRDs, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2021 IMC. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2026-003712 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2021 IMC AND PHC APPROVAL. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2026-003962 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Furnish and install 44 duplex, 17 quad, 3 GFI's, 3 floor cores, 1 hot water heater, 20 rings and strings. 77 2x2, 9 downlights, 5 wall washers, 3 pendants, 4 sconces and 2 exits as per 2017 NEC. Fire Alarm to be on separate permit.
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
Excavation · FOR EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL WITHIN AN EXISTING BASEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF RELATED STABILIZATION MEASURES. 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.** SEE BUILDING PERMIT FOR ALL STRUCTURAL WORK **
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
304 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS AND PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AT LEVELS 1 AND 2 IN EXISTING BUILDING. WORK AREA REQUIRED TO HAVE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY ) TO A PORTION OF THE 14TH FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK**IEBC 2021**
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Replace meter socket, circuit breaker panel and install all proper grounding and bonding AS PER NEC 2020
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION) TO PERSONAL SERVICES TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *2021 IEBC*
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Zachary Caplan
Limited Lodging Operator · 245 S 23rd St
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Locust Street Restaurant Group LLC (Via Locusta)
Streetery License · 219-29 S 18th St
- Issued Aug 5, 2026
Homeless Advocacy Project
Special Permit · 1429-33 Walnut St
- Issued Jul 31, 2026
Yin & Gang III LLC (Bar Cicci)
Food Preparing and Serving · 1608-34 Sansom St
- Issued Jul 25, 2026
rpr homes llc
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 2021 Lombard St
- Issued Jul 22, 2026
MOMENT GELATO AND COFFEE LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 129 S 18th St
- Issued Jul 20, 2026
Weckerly's LLC (Weckerly's Ice Cream )
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1600 Spruce St
- Issued Jul 20, 2026
Artemis Restaurant Inc. (Almyra)
Special Assembly Occupancy · 1636 Chancellor St
- Issued Jul 17, 2026
OVG HOLDINGS LLC (Curtain Call )
Food Preparing and Serving · 300-18 S Broad St
- Issued Jul 15, 2026
Firehouse Hospitality LLC (Ladder 15)
Special Assembly Occupancy · 1528-30 Sansom St
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
Peter Klenk
Limited Lodging Operator · 2202 Delancey Pl
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
RED MACHI 209 INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 202-10 W Rittenhouse Sq
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Rittenhouse.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$4,528,636 owed
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$491,915
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$70,606
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$40,306
- Sheriff sale12 yrs owed
$34,418
- 3 yrs owed
$436,376
- 2 yrs owed
$370,758
- 2 yrs owed
$287,714
- 2 yrs owed
$257,480
- 1 yr owed
$133,257
- 2 yrs owed
$126,499
- 1 yr owed
$109,325
- 2 yrs owed
$88,804
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 16, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 31, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 30, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 4, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 24, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 16, 2022ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 23, 2021ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 23, 2021ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN
BENCHMARKING LATE
- Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN
FOOD - SMALL ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE
- Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN
BENCHMARKING LATE
- Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
Get the weekly pulse for Rittenhouse
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 18, 2026.