Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Sharswood
Sharswood: 107 permits, $15.27M in deals, 3 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $447,278 across 80 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 107
- New units
- 13
- New licenses
- 3
- Median sale
- $280K
- Deal $ volume
- $15.27M
- Violations
- 144
- Tax-delinquent
- 80
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 Apr 29, 2025
$1.76M
to PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Oct 21, 2026
4 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. FOR USE AS OFFICE-BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. ***************** SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ******************************************
- Issued Oct 21, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Replace a bad 4 gang meter socket with new 4 gang meter sock the old meter socket was the same as the one I’m replacing no service just socket
- Issued Oct 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · 200 amp service replacement (no increase in service) (4) battery-operted smoks/co, (1)20 amp line to 1st fl for single receptacle (fishing only ) PHDC#224693
- Issued Sep 30, 2026
Minor Demolition · COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED THREE-STORY, MASONRY, CONCRETE AND WOOD COMMERCIAL BUILDING (BIN: 1053198) AND AN EXISTING DETACHED ONE-STORY MASONRY, CONCRETE AND WOOD COMMERCIAL BUILDING (BIN: 1046060) BY MECHANICAL METHODS. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. COMPLETE SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
- Issued Sep 30, 2026
Change of Use · Medical, Dental, and Health Practitioner - Group Medical, Dental, and Health Practitioner
- Issued Sep 24, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · For the demolition of two (2) detached structures. Size and location as shown in plan.
- Issued Sep 24, 2026
Minor Demolition · FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF A ONE (1) STORY DETACHED STRUCTURE. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE WITH MECHANICAL DEMOLITION EQUIPMENT. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. 21 DAY POSTING & NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2. **DUST CONTROL MEASURES TO BE UTILIZED. ** *FOUNDATIONS AND SLAB TO BE
- Issued Sep 17, 2026
General Earth Disturbance ONLY · FOR SELECT SITE CLEARING AND THE INSTALLATION OF NEW LANDSCAPING/PAVEMENT, FOR THE ERECTION OF RECREATION AREAS LOCATED ON ACCESSIBLE ROUTES. 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. ** SEPERATE PERMITS REQUIRED BY THE STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR ALL WORK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
- Issued Sep 15, 2026
3 units
New Construction · COMPLETION OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION (SEE ORIGINAL PERMIT CP-2020-005402) OF A THREE-STORY BUILDING WITH BASEMENT AND PRIVATE ROOF DECK WITH PILOT HOUSE FOR USE AS A THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**
New business licenses
3 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Sep 16, 2026
ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 2435 Jefferson St
- Issued Mar 4, 2026
SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 2419 W Thompson St
- Issued Jan 22, 2026
Allyz World
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 2058 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 Sharswood.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$447,278 owed
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$11,879
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$6,624
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$4,090
- 4 yrs owed
$24,461
- 18 yrs owed
$21,729
- 22 yrs owed
$18,958
- 32 yrs owed
$18,738
- 22 yrs owed
$16,323
- 9 yrs owed
$13,785
- 6 yrs owed
$13,484
- 5 yrs owed
$12,383
- 17 yrs owed
$11,831
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 14, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 24, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 30, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 16, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation Oct 9, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
- Violation Oct 9, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION
Get the weekly pulse for Sharswood
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.