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Roxborough Park
Roxborough Park: 42 permits, $8.83M in deals, 2 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $393,888 across 12 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 42
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 1
- Median sale
- $475K
- Deal $ volume
- $8.83M
- Violations
- 40
- Tax-delinquent
- 12
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 2, 2026
Alterations · Replace main drain, Install new stacks, new drain lines for new fixtures, Install water supply lines for fixtures, Install new fixtures
- Issued Sep 30, 2026
Sign · FOR INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) ACCESSORY NON-ILLUMINATED WALL SIGN.
- Issued Sep 21, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 2" WILKINS 950XLT2BFSS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. **SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FROM THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION: No work to the front facade as part of this permit. No work to exterior windows and/or doors as part of
- Issued Sep 11, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE REFACEMENT OF ONE (1) NON-ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.
- Issued Jul 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install a new 400-amp electrical service with 5 meter packs, including service conductors, meter sockets, main disconnecting means, and proper grounding and bonding. Install one 100-amp subpanel for the house and one 125-amp subpanels for each of the 4 dwelling unit, including all required feeders, overcurrent protection, and grounding. Provide complete electrical distribution throughout the building, including installation of branch circuit wiring, lighting fixtures, switches, exit signs,
- Issued Jul 20, 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. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of fou
- Issued Jul 15, 2026
EZ Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo. · - 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. ALTERATION/REPAIR IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED WITH THIS PERMIT.
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. 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.
- Issued Jul 4, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · For the erection of a second floor addition and the addition of an exterior deck at the rear, and for interior and exterior alterations to an existing attached single-family dwelling per plans. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work.
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
1 units
Commercial Make Safe Permit · - For (repair to exterior wall per engineer report) to resolve case CF-2026-065836. Abutting sidewalk must be closed with fencing a minimum of 6’ in height. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk closure. A separate permit is required for any additional alterations that are not specifically addressed on case CF-2026-065836.
New business licenses
3 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 256 Parker Ave
- Issued Oct 7, 2025
DIAZ FOOD INVESTMENTS INC (MR. P PIZZA & PASTA)
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 7124-62 Ridge Ave
- Issued Aug 13, 2025
COLLISION CLUB INC (MAACO AUTO BODY AND PAINTING)
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 5091 Umbria St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Roxborough Park.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$393,888 owed
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$203,554
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$64,916
- 5 yrs owed
$31,181
- 7 yrs owed
$20,847
- 25 yrs owed
$18,800
- 3 yrs owed
$18,075
- 1 yr owed
$14,437
- 1 yr owed
$5,608
- 21 yrs owed
$4,945
- 1 yr owed
$4,115
- 2 yrs owed
$3,784
- 3 yrs owed
$3,626
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 18, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 18, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Oct 20, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Oct 14, 2026OPEN
SPECIAL INSPECTIONS REQUIRED
- Violation Oct 14, 2026OPEN
ALTER ELECTRICAL WIRING
- Violation Oct 14, 2026OPEN
ADDITION
- Violation Oct 13, 2026OPEN
REPAIR GARAGES/MOTOR FUEL
- Violation Oct 13, 2026OPEN
DRY CHEMICAL SYSTEMS
- Violation Oct 13, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
- Violation Oct 13, 2026OPEN
MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX UNOBSTRUCTED & UNOBSCURED
- Violation Sep 10, 2026OPEN
BENCHMARKING LATE
- Violation Aug 31, 2026OPEN
INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
Get the weekly pulse for Roxborough Park
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.