Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
West Mount Airy
West Mount Airy: 453 permits, $71.43M in deals, 8 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $3,436,257 across 198 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 453
- New units
- 279
- New licenses
- 10
- Median sale
- $592K
- Deal $ volume
- $71.43M
- Violations
- 518
- Tax-delinquent
- 198
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 Aug 7, 2025
$2.54M
to LANGER TIMOTHY JERRY FRANCIS TR;LANGER RACHEL ANN TR;TIMOTHY AND RACHEL LANGER REVOCABLE TRUST · 4 parcels
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
EZ Roof Covering Replacement · For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 sh
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Kitchen renovation including structural beam. New deck at first floor rear.
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
3 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR STRUCTURAL WORK ONLY TO STABLILIZE EXISTING FOUNDATIONS. WORK INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION OF PUSH-PIERS AND SMARTJACKS AT THE BASEMENT LEVELS OF BUILDINGS A, B, AND D IN AN EXISTING GROUP R-2 CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2021 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED EXCAVATION WORK.
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH AN INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE FROM 100 TO 200 DISCONNECT as per attached Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard and the 2020 NEC.
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Excavation · Site / Utility Permit for CP-2026-005571 FOR EXCAVATION WORK ASSOCIATED WITH STRUCTURAL STABILIZATION OF EXISTING FOUNDATIONS IN BUILDINGS A, B, AND D AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IBC REVIEW*
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT, FAI & MD.
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE STORY REAR ADDITION ABOVE THE EXISTING REAR ATTACHED GARAGE AND ERECTION OF AN ACCESSORY REAR SUN DECK ACCESS FROM FIRST FLOOR REAR ALL AS PART OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · For the addition of a Roof Deck above the attached garage, to be accessed from the interior. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Oct 19, 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 19, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2025-013308
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2025-013308
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · REWIRE ALL HOUSE NEW WIRING BY CODE NEW SWITCHES, NEW OUTLETS,NEW LED LIGHTS NEW HVAC POWER LINE FOR CONDENSER AND FURNACE NEW SMOKE CO ALARM NEW ARCH FAULT BREAKERS EXISTING PANEL,METER SOCKET AND POWER LINE STAY, ALL WORK WILL BE COMPLTE ACCORDING TO NEC 2020
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Sep 29, 2026
Fay Servicing LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 53 W Sharpnack St
- Issued Sep 22, 2026
Moonchild Sweets (Zsa's Ice Cream)
Food Preparing and Serving · 6614-24 Germantown Ave
- Issued Aug 3, 2026
Tracey Rogers
Limited Lodging Operator · 112 W Durham St
- Issued Jul 16, 2026
Walter Toliver
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 541 Pelham Rd
- Issued Apr 23, 2026
Toska Brew House LLC (TOSKA RESTAURANT AND BREWERY)
Dumpster License - Construction · 7136 Germantown Ave
- Issued Apr 20, 2026
Leela Enterprises LLC (Nav Jyoti Indian Kitchen)
Food Preparing and Serving · 7220 Germantown Ave
- Issued Mar 6, 2026
Carlton Harris
Dumpster License - Private Property · 7021 Emlen St
- Issued Jan 21, 2026
franklin d jones (franklin d jones)
Limited Lodging Operator · 6924 Cresheim Rd
- Issued Dec 22, 2025
Linda Belcher Elgart (Elgart Airbnb)
Limited Lodging Operator · 100 W Mount Airy Ave
- Issued Nov 24, 2025
Germantown Jewish Centre
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 7000 Lincoln Dr
- Issued Oct 24, 2025
KAJEN Properties, LLC
Vacant Commercial Property · 6740 Germantown Ave
- Issued Sep 12, 2025
PHH Mortgage Corp
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 7101 Mccallum St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in West Mount Airy.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$3,436,257 owed
- Sheriff sale12 yrs owed
$37,873
- Sheriff sale17 yrs owed
$30,164
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$27,078
- Sheriff sale20 yrs owed
$17,392
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$14,451
- Sheriff sale3 yrs owed
$8,247
- Sheriff sale25 yrs owed
$6,817
- Sheriff sale3 yrs owed
$4,223
- 18 yrs owed
$173,089
- 14 yrs owed
$169,504
- 14 yrs owed
$150,313
- 18 yrs owed
$148,235
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Sep 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 3, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Dec 8, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 28, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 16, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 6, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 2, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 1, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 30, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 27, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Nov 13, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for West Mount Airy
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.