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Spring Garden
Spring Garden: 260 permits, $111.37M in deals, 3 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $685,900 across 38 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 260
- New units
- 10
- New licenses
- 8
- Median sale
- $656K
- Deal $ volume
- $111.37M
- Violations
- 190
- Tax-delinquent
- 38
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 17, 2025
$12.74M
to SPRING GARDEN PORTFOLIO I HOLDINGS LLC · 23 parcels
- Recorded Oct 3, 2024
$2.27M
to FORREST MICHAEL JAMES ANDREW TR;MICHAEL JAMES ANDREW FORREST REVOCABLE TRUST
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
2 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, NEW FINISHES/FURNISHINGS, AND NEW STAIR OPENINGS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Change of Use · Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries; Retail Sales - Consumer Goods
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Aug 25, 2026
Rough-In · Rough-In Permit for FP-2026-001738 SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED SPRINKLERS, PIPING, HANGERS AND FITTINGS, PER NFPA 13
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
1 units
New Construction · FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE OF TYPE V-A CONSTRUCTION WITH A ROOF DECK AND ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE (ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE NOT TO EXCEED 10'-0" HEIGHT, NOT TO EXCEED 125 SQUARE FEET, AND FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY). FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING (GROUP R-3) WITH TWO (2) INTERIOR PARKING SPACES. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH A MINIMUM OF A NFPA 13R AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS R
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
1 units
New Construction · FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE OF TYPE V-A CONSTRUCTION WITH A ROOF DECK AND ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE (ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE NOT TO EXCEED 10'-0" HEIGHT, NOT TO EXCEED 125 SQUARE FEET, AND FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY). FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING (GROUP R-3) WITH TWO (2) INTERIOR PARKING SPACES. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH A MINIMUM OF A NFPA 13R AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS R
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
1 units
New Construction · FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE OF TYPE V-A CONSTRUCTION WITH A ROOF DECK AND ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE (ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE NOT TO EXCEED 10'-0" HEIGHT, NOT TO EXCEED 125 SQUARE FEET, AND FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY). FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING (GROUP R-3) WITH TWO (2) INTERIOR PARKING SPACES. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH A MINIMUM OF A NFPA 13R AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS R
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
1 units
New Construction · FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE OF TYPE V-A CONSTRUCTION WITH A ROOF DECK AND ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE (ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE NOT TO EXCEED 10'-0" HEIGHT, NOT TO EXCEED 125 SQUARE FEET, AND FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY). FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING (GROUP R-3) WITH TWO (2) INTERIOR PARKING SPACES. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH A MINIMUM OF A NFPA 13R AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS R
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
EZ Exterior Window and Door Replacement · For the replacement of exterior windows and doors as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Permit is for basement windows only, no other work permitted as part of this permit.
- Issued Aug 21, 2026
EZ Exterior Window and Door Replacement · For the replacement of exterior windows and doors as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans.
New business licenses
9 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Apr 23, 2026
Kendo Sushi Inc
Food Preparing and Serving · 1521 Spring Garden St
- Issued Apr 8, 2026
Epilepsy Foundation of SoutheasternPennsylvania (Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania)
Small Games Of Chance · 600 N Broad St
- Issued Apr 8, 2026
Epilepsy Foundation of SoutheasternPennsylvania (Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania)
Special Permit · 600 N Broad St
- Issued Apr 7, 2026
Hannie & Sweetie LLC (Hannie Bite)
Food Preparing and Serving · 1541 Spring Garden St
- Issued Mar 26, 2026
Jordana Hakim
Limited Lodging Operator · 2026 Fairmount Ave
- Issued Mar 5, 2026
SOUTH SICHUAN II LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 1537 Spring Garden St
- Issued Jan 13, 2026
ASAD'S 1519, LLC (ASAD'S HOT CHICKEN)
Food Preparing and Serving · 1519 Spring Garden St
- Issued Sep 23, 2025
Gustosa Foods LLC (La Gustosa)
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 1501-03 Spring Garden St
- Issued Jul 22, 2025
640 North Broad Street Holdings, LLC
High Rise · 630-40 N Broad St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Spring Garden.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$685,900 owed
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$35,783
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$16,966
- Sheriff sale1 yr owed
$1,053
- 28 yrs owed
$164,934
- 10 yrs owed
$72,077
- 7 yrs owed
$52,890
- 8 yrs owed
$41,517
- 7 yrs owed
$39,072
- 3 yrs owed
$31,698
- 4 yrs owed
$30,681
- 3 yrs owed
$24,500
- 1 yr owed
$15,789
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Feb 26, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 3, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 7, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
INTERIOR SURFACES
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
DUCT SYSTEMS
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS DOOR FRAMES
- Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
- Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN
BENCHMARKING LATE
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
Get the weekly pulse for Spring Garden
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 18, 2026.