Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Roxborough
Roxborough: 280 permits, $72.88M in deals, 2 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $1,721,293 across 120 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 280
- New units
- 3
- New licenses
- 18
- Median sale
- $399K
- Deal $ volume
- $72.88M
- Violations
- 357
- Tax-delinquent
- 120
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 27, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. 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 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK*
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-008779
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2025-008779
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2025-008008
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2025-008008
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-008008
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2025-008779
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF FIRE DAMAGED FLOOR, WALLS AND CEILING TO INCLUDE NEW FLOORING, FRAMING, INSULATION, AND DRYWALL WALL. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ***********************SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ANY OTHER WORK. *******************************
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH BAY WINDOW AND BALCONY IN THE REAR AND ROOF DECK. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (NTE 38FT IN HEIGHT) WITH A ROOF TOP DECK ACCESSED BY A PILT HOUSE.
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Interior non-structural alterations to existing basement of an existing single family dwelling, office space accessory to dwelling the unit. No structural changes or changes to footprint. details as shown on the plan.
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Jul 1, 2026
SELENE FINANCIAL LP
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 403 Hermitage St
- Issued May 11, 2026
Sushi Awarsei LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 5925 Ridge Ave
- Issued Apr 16, 2026
Standing Room Only PHL
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 601 Jamestown Ave
- Issued Apr 6, 2026
NOOK 1 INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 5830 Henry Ave
- Issued Mar 6, 2026
GOBRANDS INC
Dumpster License - Private Property · 6157-61 Ridge Ave
- Issued Feb 25, 2026
Clean Sips Juice LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 5460 Ridge Ave
- Issued Feb 3, 2026
LOAN DEPOT (LOAN DEPOT)
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5930 Houghton St
- Issued Jan 23, 2026
Carlos Dominguez Gonzalez
Limited Lodging Operator · 219 Shurs Ln
- Issued Jan 15, 2026
Philadelphia PPJ LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 6001-05 Ridge Ave
- Issued Jan 8, 2026
SNB Gifts LLC (Edible Arrangements)
Dumpster License - Private Property · 6155 Ridge Ave
- Issued Dec 15, 2025
Baker Street Partners
Dumpster License - Private Property · 6155 Ridge Ave
- Issued Dec 9, 2025
Taylors Cafe Restaurant LLC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 6144 Ridge Ave
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Roxborough.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$1,721,293 owed
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$72,371
- Sheriff sale21 yrs owed
$5,793
- 23 yrs owed
$93,257
- 20 yrs owed
$88,728
- 25 yrs owed
$83,178
- 18 yrs owed
$59,829
- 18 yrs owed
$52,900
- 2 yrs owed
$44,227
- 11 yrs owed
$40,598
- 44 yrs owed
$38,623
- 11 yrs owed
$37,748
- 8 yrs owed
$30,406
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe May 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 28, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 16, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Roxborough
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.