Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Upper Roxborough
Upper Roxborough: 145 permits, $39.07M in deals, 2 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $1,306,176 across 61 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 145
- New units
- 0
- New licenses
- 5
- Median sale
- $423K
- Deal $ volume
- $39.07M
- Violations
- 167
- Tax-delinquent
- 61
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 Jun 30, 2026
EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel · replacing one shower/tub with acrylic unit
- Issued Jun 29, 2026
EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel · Replacing one shower/tub with acrylic unit. WITHOUT PIPING.
- Issued Jun 26, 2026
Alterations · Replace Existing Storm & Sanitary Curb Traps & FAI
- Issued Jun 25, 2026
Solar Panels and Structure · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ROOF-MOUNTED SOLAR COLLECTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. 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 Jun 22, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · This proposal is to add a cell communicator and replace old smokes and heats due to false alarm. The fire alarm system is a Unimode 10 JCI shall Install a new TG-7FM communicator at the location of the control panel. The system shall utilizing cell communication. The cell shall get power off the Unimode 10 JCI shall replace the existing old smoke detectors and old heat detectors with new devices as per 2016 NFPA 72.
- Issued Jun 16, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · 200AMP ELECTRICAL PANEL UPGRADE-WHOLE HOUSE SURGE PROTECTOR INSTALL OUTSIDE SERVICE CABLE & MAIN SERVICE DISCONNECT MAIN GROUNDING & BONDING NO OTHER WORK BEING DONE
- Issued Jun 16, 2026
Lot Line Relocation · FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE TWO LOTS (PROPOSED PARCEL A & PROPOSED PARCEL B) FROM TWO EXISTING DEEDED LOTS (7806 EVA ST & 7808 EVA ST). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.
- Issued Jun 10, 2026
New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-006603
- Issued Jun 10, 2026
New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-006599
- Issued Jun 10, 2026
New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-006376
New business licenses
5 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Jun 17, 2026
Arielle Gold (Gold Standard Law, LLC)
Limited Lodging Operator · 559 Wartman St
- Issued Feb 27, 2026
M&Q AUTO SERVICE INC
Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 7563 Ridge Ave
- Issued Feb 26, 2026
WELLS FARGO BANK N A c/o PHH Mortgage Corporation
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 7021 Voigt Rd
- Issued Oct 8, 2025
GREATER PHILADELPHIA YMCA
Bingo · 7201 Ridge Ave
- Issued Aug 26, 2025
SHAHAB JAVAN
Limited Lodging Operator · 702 Hill Rd
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Upper Roxborough.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$1,306,176 owed
- Sheriff sale3 yrs owed
$7,943
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$4,504
- 10 yrs owed
$118,078
- 17 yrs owed
$114,861
- 12 yrs owed
$97,047
- 25 yrs owed
$71,138
- 12 yrs owed
$58,644
- 5 yrs owed
$47,501
- 10 yrs owed
$45,685
- 37 yrs owed
$42,072
- 9 yrs owed
$41,146
- 7 yrs owed
$37,601
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Aug 8, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 28, 2023ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
- Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN
INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
- Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN
FDC EXISTING BUILDING SIGN
- Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN
FIRE HYDRANT INSPECTION, TESTING, MAINTENANCE
- Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN
STANDPIPE SYSTEMS
Get the weekly pulse for Upper Roxborough
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.