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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Southwest Germantown
Southwest Germantown: 255 permits, $20.78M in deals, 18 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $4,442,337 across 358 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 255
- New units
- 18
- New licenses
- 19
- Median sale
- $375K
- Deal $ volume
- $20.78M
- Violations
- 473
- Tax-delinquent
- 358
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 Jul 9, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · interior renovations only of an existing single fmaily attached structure, details per plan. no structural work.
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install a new fire alarm system to NFPA 72 2016 and 2017 NEC Code. ***ALL WORK PER APPROVED PLANS***
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STEEL SHORING AS PER APPROVED PLANS.
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · rewiring of home 200 amp service install as per 2020 NEC code
- Issued Jul 1, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN.
- Issued Jul 1, 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 Jul 1, 2026
Alterations · renovation 1 kitchen and 1 bath add 1 bath with piping . 2-WC, 2 Lav, and 1-tub/shower and 1-KS
- Issued Jun 28, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · 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. Basement to remain non-habitable, to be used for storage and utilities only.
- Issued Jun 28, 2026
Make Safe Permit For RP · IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING PORCH, REPAIR TO THE EXTERIOR WALL AND REPAIR TO THE COLLAPSED ROOF AS PER PLAN AND ENGINEER’S REPORT TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2024-104448. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Jun 24, 2026
Onity Mortgage Corp f/k/a PHH Mortgage Corp
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 225 Zeralda St
- Issued Jun 23, 2026
4701-15 Wayne Avenue, LP
Dumpster License - Private Property · 4701-15 Wayne Ave
- Issued Jun 2, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5030 Tacoma St
- Issued May 28, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 45 W Rockland St
- Issued May 10, 2026
PNC Bank, N.A. C/O MCS
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 329 Manheim St
- Issued May 5, 2026
Project 4 Ever Striving (Striving Babies Thrive)
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 4531 Greene St
- Issued Apr 20, 2026
W Express Mini Market INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 4909 Wayne Ave
- Issued Mar 17, 2026
BLESSED AUTO MOTIVE LLC
Tire Dealer · 4800-10 Germantown Ave
- Issued Mar 2, 2026
BLESSED AUTO MOTIVE LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 4800-10 Germantown Ave
- Issued Feb 10, 2026
Germantown Mosque Academy School Inc
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 4942 Germantown Ave
- Issued Feb 5, 2026
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 312 W Logan St
- Issued Feb 5, 2026
JAMAICAN D KITCHEN & CATERING LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 4935 Wayne Ave
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Southwest Germantown.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$4,442,337 owed
- Sheriff sale26 yrs owed
$64,180
- Sheriff sale25 yrs owed
$32,887
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$32,412
- Sheriff sale18 yrs owed
$27,965
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$26,279
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$24,476
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$18,836
- Sheriff sale43 yrs owed
$16,604
- Sheriff sale9 yrs owed
$15,743
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$13,174
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$10,400
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$6,652
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 4, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 7, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 28, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 27, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 27, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 27, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 27, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 27, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 24, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 24, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Southwest Germantown
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 August 1, 2026.