Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Sharswood
Sharswood: 150 permits, $15.91M 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
- 150
- New units
- 12
- New licenses
- 2
- Median sale
- $280K
- Deal $ volume
- $15.91M
- Violations
- 122
- 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 Aug 11, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing One full bathroom and half, kitchen sink, laundry and sump pump
- Issued Aug 11, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH NO INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard 30 Switches, 55 outlets, wiring whole house, 7 GFCI, recessed light 40
- Issued Aug 5, 2026
3 units
New Construction · FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH BASEMENT AND REAR DECKS FOR USE AS THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS (GROUP R-2). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND EXCAVATION WORK.
- Issued Aug 5, 2026
3 units
New Construction · FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE OF TYPE V-B CONSTRUCTION WITH BASEMENT AND REAR DECKS FOR USE AS THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS (GROUP R-2). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND EXCAVATION WORK.
- Issued Aug 4, 2026
Change of Use · Eating and Drinking Establishments - Prepared Food Shop
- Issued Jul 30, 2026
3 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL I ALTERATION TO INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF DRYWALL. LAYOUT TO REMAIN THE SAME. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER WORK.
- Issued Jul 29, 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 Jul 22, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Jul 20, 2026
3 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MULTI-FAMILY (3 UNIT) HOUSEHOLD LIVING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. ***************** SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ******************************************
- Issued Jun 30, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · LEVEL II EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF EGRESS PLATFORMS FOR AN EXISTING EDUCATIONAL FACILITY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IEBC REVIEW*
- Issued Jun 24, 2026
Alterations · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2025-012261
- Issued Jun 24, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2025-012261
New business licenses
2 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- 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 Aug 24, 2026OPEN
ALTER EXTERIOR PORTION
- Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE HANDRAILS GUARDRAILS
- Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
- Violation Aug 19, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION
- Violation Aug 14, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Aug 12, 2026OPEN
FDC INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
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 September 15, 2026.