Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Torresdale
Torresdale: 211 permits, $28.02M in deals, 4 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $1,063,441 across 91 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 211
- New units
- 1
- New licenses
- 7
- Median sale
- $299K
- Deal $ volume
- $28.02M
- Violations
- 266
- Tax-delinquent
- 91
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 Oct 27, 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.
- Issued Oct 21, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · For the installation of one (1) statically illuminated wall sign and the documentation of refacing one (1) existing freestanding sign. Size and location as shown in application/plans.
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Alterations · Plumbing alterations for tenant fit-out of ANLO Meat & Produce, including installation of domestic hot and cold water, sanitary and vent piping, hand sinks, one-compartment food preparation sinks, three-compartment sink, mop sink, water heater, floor/funnel drains, indirect waste connections, and associated plumbing fixtures and equipment in accordance with submitted plumbing plans.
- Issued Oct 16, 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 INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY DISCONNECT
- Issued Oct 12, 2026
Temporary Tents and Canopies · ASSEMBLY USE TENT - LAWFUL OCCUPANCY SHALL BE AS POSTED - REMOVAL DATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED, UNLESS POWER IS PROVIDED THROUGH EXISTING EXTERIOR GROUND FAULT PROTECTED RECEPTACLES AND POWER CORDS ARE RATED EXTRA HEAVY DUTY WITH U. L. LABEL STATING SUCH RATING. NO COOKING OR HEATING PERMITTED WITH THIS APPROVAL. Streets Department permit is required for street closure prior to the start work if applicable.
- Issued Oct 2, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Replace curb traps and main drain, install new FAIs
- Issued Sep 28, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE A CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY TO AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE . FOR A MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY. ALL WORK TO BE APPROVED PER PLAN ** IEBC 2021**EXISTING BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED** SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK**
- Issued Sep 18, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR ROOF ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING TWO-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLANS.
- Issued Sep 18, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR ROOF ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING TWO-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLANS.
- Issued Sep 17, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE SANITARY AND STORM CT's & FAI's.
- Issued Sep 16, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. 5-ton HVAC system to serve the new addition, ductwork, and 10 diffusers
- Issued Sep 16, 2026
New Construction or Additions · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Sep 25, 2026
TASTE N TAKE PHILADELPHIA LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 9227 Frankford Ave
- Issued May 13, 2026
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC
Hot Work · 9001 Torresdale Ave
- Issued May 13, 2026
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC
Hazardous Materials · 9001 Torresdale Ave
- Issued May 8, 2026
Tri-State Waste & Recycling Inc
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 8950 State Rd
- Issued May 6, 2026
Kabul Royal Resource LLC (Kabul Royal Market)
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 8729-49 Frankford Ave
- Issued Dec 5, 2025
One Stop Truck and Trailer Repair LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 8800 State Rd
- Issued Dec 2, 2025
Heavy Haulers Junk Demo & Disposals LLC
Dumpster License - Construction · 8756 Marsden St
- Issued Oct 21, 2025
State Road Auto Glass LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 9240-50 James St
- Issued Oct 8, 2025
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC
Dumpster License - Private Property · 9001 Torresdale Ave
- Issued Sep 12, 2025
ALPHA PH LLC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 9240-50 James St
- Issued Sep 2, 2025
BEGAJ PIZZERIA LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 4312 Megargee St
- Issued Aug 26, 2025
NAZARETH ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
Bingo · 4001 Grant Ave
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Torresdale.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$1,063,441 owed
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$22,692
- Sheriff sale9 yrs owed
$16,605
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$8,776
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$4,804
- 1 yr owed
$255,794
- 25 yrs owed
$31,559
- 4 yrs owed
$31,073
- 3 yrs owed
$29,772
- 6 yrs owed
$25,218
- 3 yrs owed
$24,939
- 3 yrs owed
$23,524
- 4 yrs owed
$20,593
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Sep 30, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 12, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 12, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 12, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 9, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 16, 2021ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 22, 2018ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN
FOOD - SMALL ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE
- Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN
FOOD - RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS PERMANENT LICENSE
- Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN
WET CHEMICAL SYSTEM TEST
- Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
Get the weekly pulse for Torresdale
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.