THE INDEX: 84 78 · week of Aug 24permits quiet, openings quiet, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

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.

  1. Recorded Sep 4, 2024

    $1.87M

    517-21 Martin St

    to MARTIN STREET REALTY LLC

  2. Recorded Jun 24, 2026

    $1.34M

    6076 Ridge Ave

    to HA PROPERTIES PA LLC · 2 parcels

  3. Recorded Oct 17, 2025

    $1.27M

    4215 Manayunk Ave

    to MAWA RE 2 LLC

  4. Recorded May 19, 2026

    $950K

    308 Monastery Ave

    to LUEBCKE REBEKAH;LUEBCKE DAVID

  5. Recorded Nov 5, 2025

    $940K

    628 Leverington Ave Unit 1

    to LINWOOD OTTO III;LINWOOD TIFFANY

  6. Recorded Jul 18, 2025

    $860K

    407 Green Ln

    to MEGA INVESTMENTS LLC

  7. Recorded Sep 3, 2024

    $860K

    231 Shurs Ln

    to YOUNG BRANDON;MAYS BRITTANY

  8. Recorded Jun 25, 2024

    $825K

    551 Walnut Ln Unit 2

    to SCHASTEEN SMITH BROOKE;SCHASTEEN SMITH KYLE

  9. Recorded Jun 17, 2025

    $821K

    335 Fountain St Unit B

    to DEHNER CARINA;PETERS TODD

  10. Recorded Jan 12, 2026

    $800K

    5977 Jannette St

    to JSP5977 LLC

  11. Recorded May 6, 2025

    $800K

    4327 Freeland Ave

    to WIMPENNY ANDREW;WEISENBORN JOSH

  12. Recorded Sep 18, 2024

    $800K

    401 Martin St

    to 401 MARTIN ST BSP LP · 3 parcels

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    601 Leverington Ave

    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.

  2. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    621 Roxborough Ave

    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*

  3. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    5979 Jannette St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-008779

  4. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    5979 Jannette St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2025-008779

  5. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    5977 Jannette St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2025-008008

  6. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    5977 Jannette St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2025-008008

  7. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    5977 Jannette St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-008008

  8. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    5979 Jannette St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2025-008779

  9. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    1 units

    6168 Ridge Ave

    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. *******************************

  10. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    3911 Dexter St

    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.

  11. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    5950 Houghton St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (NTE 38FT IN HEIGHT) WITH A ROOF TOP DECK ACCESSED BY A PILT HOUSE.

  12. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    4004 Mitchell St

    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.

  1. Issued Jul 1, 2026

    SELENE FINANCIAL LP

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 403 Hermitage St

  2. Issued May 11, 2026

    Sushi Awarsei LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 5925 Ridge Ave

  3. Issued Apr 16, 2026

    Standing Room Only PHL

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 601 Jamestown Ave

  4. Issued Apr 6, 2026

    NOOK 1 INC

    Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 5830 Henry Ave

  5. Issued Mar 6, 2026

    GOBRANDS INC

    Dumpster License - Private Property · 6157-61 Ridge Ave

  6. Issued Feb 25, 2026

    Clean Sips Juice LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 5460 Ridge Ave

  7. Issued Feb 3, 2026

    LOAN DEPOT (LOAN DEPOT)

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5930 Houghton St

  8. Issued Jan 23, 2026

    Carlos Dominguez Gonzalez

    Limited Lodging Operator · 219 Shurs Ln

  9. Issued Jan 15, 2026

    Philadelphia PPJ LLC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 6001-05 Ridge Ave

  10. Issued Jan 8, 2026

    SNB Gifts LLC (Edible Arrangements)

    Dumpster License - Private Property · 6155 Ridge Ave

  11. Issued Dec 15, 2025

    Baker Street Partners

    Dumpster License - Private Property · 6155 Ridge Ave

  12. 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

  1. Sheriff sale15 yrs owed

    310 Kingsley St

    $72,371

  2. Sheriff sale21 yrs owed

    423r Seville St

    $5,793

  3. $93,257

  4. $88,728

  5. $83,178

  6. 18 yrs owed

    411 Ripka St

    $59,829

  7. 18 yrs owed

    4406 Mitchell St

    $52,900

  8. 2 yrs owed

    05830 Henry Ave

    $44,227

  9. 11 yrs owed

    664 Rector St

    $40,598

  10. 44 yrs owed

    363 Shurs Ln

    $38,623

  11. 11 yrs owed

    456 Green Ln

    $37,748

  12. $30,406

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe May 21, 2026ACTIVE

    406 Kingsley St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Apr 28, 2026ACTIVE

    539 Hermitage St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Feb 16, 2023ACTIVE

    3924 Manor St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE

    648 Jamestown Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE

    606 Jamestown Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE

    604 Jamestown Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE

    626 Jamestown Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE

    642 Jamestown Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE

    624 Jamestown Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE

    602 Jamestown Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE

    666 Jamestown Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe Apr 3, 2018ACTIVE

    640 Jamestown Ave

    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.