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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Society Hill
Society Hill: 265 permits, $156.18M in deals, 3 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $1,050,012 across 36 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 265
- New units
- 1
- New licenses
- 7
- Median sale
- $668K
- Deal $ volume
- $156.18M
- Violations
- 231
- Tax-delinquent
- 36
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 Dec 8, 2025
$3.4M
216-20 W Washington Sq Unit 200
to DICHTER MARK S;DICHTER TOBEY ANN · 4 parcels
- Recorded May 12, 2025
$3M
to EWERS ROBERT E JR TR;PLEASANCE PENNY TR;ROBERT E EWERS JR AND PENNY PLEASANCE REVOCABLE JOINT TRUST
- Recorded Jun 1, 2026
$2.95M
to DUBE ERIC MICHAEL TR;SIMONE GREGORY TR;ERIC MICHAEL DUBE AND GREGORY SIMONE FAMILY TRUST
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Oct 27, 2026
4 units
Commercial Make Safe Permit · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2026-103420 TO REPAIR FRACTURED EXTERIOR WALLS AND FLOOR JOISTS REPAIR AS PER ENGINEER’S REPORT AND APPROVED ENGINEER PLANS. 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-2026-103420.
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Partial Rewire - INSTALL WIRING, RECEPTACLE OUTLETS, LIGHTING AND SWITCHES WHERE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT HOUSE. INSTALL SMOKE/CO ALARMS WITH 10 YRS BATTERY BACKUP. ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2020 NEC AND THE SCOPE OF WORK IN THE EXECUTED CONTRACT.
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Alterations · Installing 3 water closets, 3 lavatories, 3 shower/tubs & 1 kitchen sink.
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCL
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK.
- Issued Oct 21, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · LEVEL 3 TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING, NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR AREA IS PROPOSED, USE TO REMAIN AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING, ALL AS PER PLANS.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. INSTALL CT, FAI & MD FOR STORM LINE.
- Issued Oct 15, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · For the installation of four (4) statically illuminated wall signs (E01, E05, E08, E09), two (2) projecting signs (E06, E07), and documentation of re-facing existing pan signs (E10, E02, E03, E04). Size and location as shown in plans.
- Issued Oct 8, 2026
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO) · FOR THE DOCUMENTATIONS OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR USE AS ANIMAL SERVICES ON THE FIRST FLOOR. ****************************NO WORK APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT. **********************************
- Issued Oct 7, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Masonry repairs at roof of an existing single family structure per Architect's drawing.
New business licenses
11 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Oct 6, 2026
JRS DINING GROUP LLC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 507 S 6th St
- Issued Oct 2, 2026
WILLIAM M MEREDITH HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Monthly Small Games of Chance · 401 Lombard St
- Issued Jun 16, 2026
427 Associates LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 410 Spruce St
- Issued May 28, 2026
Soufiane Boutliliss at the Morris
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 225 S 8th St
- Issued Apr 14, 2026
ROUGAROU BAKERY LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 526 S 4th St
- Issued Mar 30, 2026
VIBRANT COFFEE ROASTERS LLC
Sidewalk Cafe · 542 Lombard St
- Issued Mar 16, 2026
Aici Zou
Limited Lodging Operator · 526 S 5th St
- Issued Oct 3, 2025
Bar & Grill Tamalex
Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Annual) · 122 Lombard St
- Issued Sep 24, 2025
HONEYBEE GOURMET DELI LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 604-36 S Washington Sq
- Issued Aug 21, 2025
Sushi Maru Express, Inc.
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 309-37 S 5th St
- Issued Jul 22, 2025
MOZ LIMITED LIABILITY CO.
Precious Metal Dealer · 315 South St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Society Hill.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$1,050,012 owed
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$70,901
- Sheriff sale3 yrs owed
$62,739
- Sheriff sale3 yrs owed
$4,566
- 9 yrs owed
$254,635
- 12 yrs owed
$115,284
- 3 yrs owed
$101,087
- 2 yrs owed
$60,793
- 2 yrs owed
$54,463
- 4 yrs owed
$43,812
- 2 yrs owed
$32,750
- 3 yrs owed
$29,379
- 6 yrs owed
$26,275
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Aug 10, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 10, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 22, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Nov 10, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 2, 2022ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 16, 2022ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Oct 22, 2026OPEN
REPLACE ROOF COVERING
- Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
- Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONSPICUOUS LOCATION
- Violation Oct 16, 2026OPEN
INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Oct 6, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Get the weekly pulse for Society Hill
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 4, 2026.