THE INDEX: 64 17 · week of Jun 29permits soft, openings quiet, deal ledger quiet

The Philadelphia Index

Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

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.

  1. Recorded Dec 30, 2025

    $1.5M

    7372-78 Henry Ave

    to 7372 HENRY LLC

  2. Recorded Nov 12, 2025

    $1.45M

    8522 Hagys Mill Rd Unit A

    to SOFFA EMILY;FELDMAN BENJAMIN · 3 parcels

  3. Recorded Jan 2, 2025

    $1.3M

    663 Spring Ln

    to CUTE DAVID L

  4. Recorded Dec 31, 2024

    $1.23M

    560 Shawmont Ave

    to MARTINI EUGENE K;MARTINI SHARON A

  5. Recorded Aug 29, 2024

    $1.05M

    639 Spring Ln

    to RUSH JAMEEL;RUSH NATASHA I

  6. Recorded Apr 30, 2026

    $899K

    7519 Ridge Ave Unit 304

    to KOLANDAIVEL SENDHIL;SENDHIL GEETHA RATHNA

  7. Recorded Sep 29, 2025

    $844K

    2 River Rd Unit E

    to CORBOY MICHAEL J · 2 parcels

  8. Recorded Sep 18, 2025

    $795K

    605 Spring Ln

    to CAVALIERE ARTHUR A;SASSO ANDREA M

  9. Recorded Dec 10, 2024

    $794K

    7519 Ridge Ave Unit 201

    to ENOCH DATHAN L

  10. Recorded Mar 18, 2025

    $780K

    623 Crestview Rd

    to ROSA NELSON E;ROSA ADMARIAM · 2 parcels

  11. Recorded Mar 18, 2025

    $780K

    625 Crestview Rd

    to VAZEII MICHAEL AARON

  12. Recorded May 2, 2025

    $738K

    8506 Parkwood Ln

    to MIR KAHLIL N

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    7246 Hill Rd

    Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  2. Issued Jul 6, 2026

    499 Summit Ave

    Alterations · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-011609

  3. Issued Jun 30, 2026

    7351 Hill Rd

    EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel · replacing one shower/tub with acrylic unit

  4. Issued Jun 29, 2026

    7201 Hill Rd

    EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel · Replacing one shower/tub with acrylic unit. WITHOUT PIPING.

  5. Issued Jun 26, 2026

    798 Cinnaminson St

    Alterations · Replace Existing Storm & Sanitary Curb Traps & FAI

  6. Issued Jun 25, 2026

    629 Cheswick Rd

    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.

  7. Issued Jun 22, 2026

    8230-36 Ridge Ave

    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.

  8. Issued Jun 16, 2026

    728 Manatawna Ave

    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

  9. Issued Jun 16, 2026

    7806 Eva St

    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.

  10. Issued Jun 10, 2026

    514 Parker Ave

    New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-006603

  11. Issued Jun 10, 2026

    514 Parker Ave

    New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-006599

  12. Issued Jun 10, 2026

    514 Parker Ave

    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.

  1. Issued Jun 17, 2026

    Arielle Gold (Gold Standard Law, LLC)

    Limited Lodging Operator · 559 Wartman St

  2. Issued Feb 27, 2026

    M&Q AUTO SERVICE INC

    Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing · 7563 Ridge Ave

  3. Issued Feb 26, 2026

    WELLS FARGO BANK N A c/o PHH Mortgage Corporation

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 7021 Voigt Rd

  4. Issued Oct 8, 2025

    GREATER PHILADELPHIA YMCA

    Bingo · 7201 Ridge Ave

  5. 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

  1. Sheriff sale3 yrs owed

    00186 Shawmont Ave

    $7,943

  2. Sheriff sale10 yrs owed

    800 Seffert St # B

    $4,504

  3. 10 yrs owed

    605 Spring Ln

    $118,078

  4. 17 yrs owed

    8651 Belfry Dr

    $114,861

  5. 12 yrs owed

    800 Seffert St

    $97,047

  6. 25 yrs owed

    6935r Lawnton St

    $71,138

  7. 12 yrs owed

    6824 Lawnton St

    $58,644

  8. 5 yrs owed

    14 Shawmont Ave

    $47,501

  9. 10 yrs owed

    7513 Valley Ave

    $45,685

  10. 37 yrs owed

    6915r Lawnton St

    $42,072

  11. 9 yrs owed

    08816 Ridge Ave

    $41,146

  12. $37,601

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Aug 8, 2025ACTIVE

    630 Summit Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Apr 28, 2023ACTIVE

    601 Port Royal Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN

    720 Shawmont Ave

    VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

  4. Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN

    720 Shawmont Ave

    VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

  5. Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN

    720 Shawmont Ave

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  6. Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN

    720 Shawmont Ave

    EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

  7. Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN

    7901 Henry Ave

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  8. Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN

    7901 Henry Ave

    FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

  9. Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN

    7901 Henry Ave

    FDC EXISTING BUILDING SIGN

  10. Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN

    7901 Henry Ave

    FIRE HYDRANT INSPECTION, TESTING, MAINTENANCE

  11. Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN

    7901 Henry Ave

    PERIODIC TESTING

  12. Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN

    7901 Henry Ave

    STANDPIPE SYSTEMS

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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.