THE INDEX: 84 78 · week of Aug 24permits quiet, openings quiet, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

Neighborhood File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia

West Poplar

West Poplar: 142 permits, $21.24M in deals, 2 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Owed to the city $609,985 across 73 delinquent parcels

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
142
New units
7
New licenses
16
Median sale
$485K
Deal $ volume
$21.24M
Violations
189
Tax-delinquent
73

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 Jun 2, 2025

    $15.05M

    1001-11 Wallace St

    to 1001-11 WALLACE REALTY LLC

  2. Recorded Jun 26, 2026

    $11.9M

    1202-04 Brandywine St

    to Pp Spring Llc · 4 parcels

  3. Recorded Sep 3, 2024

    $3.2M

    1001 Poplar St

    to 1001 POPLAR ST LLC

  4. Recorded Jul 30, 2024

    $1.1M

    1311 Ridge Ave

    to YL PROPERTIES LLC

  5. Recorded Mar 26, 2026

    $1.02M

    615 N 11th St

    to 615 GRYPHON LLC

  6. Recorded May 6, 2025

    $1M

    1301 Poplar St

    to WU MENG ZAI

  7. Recorded Apr 9, 2025

    $865K

    669 N Park Ave Unit 10

    to BURGESS RONALD T;PO SOMRETH STEPHANIE

  8. Recorded Dec 17, 2024

    $855K

    655 N Park Ave

    to MIZLA ALAN JOSEPH

  9. Recorded Aug 23, 2024

    $844K

    651 N Park Ave Unit 1

    to MATTHEWS CRAIG;WHITE MATTHEWS TRUDY

  10. Recorded Jul 11, 2024

    $843K

    656 N 13th St Unit 17

    to KHODAK PAULINA

  11. Recorded Feb 3, 2025

    $832K

    663 N Park Ave

    to ABDELNABY EMAD

  12. Recorded May 22, 2025

    $804K

    675 N Park Ave

    to HANSON JAMES;SHULTZ JORDAN

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    610 N 11th St

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-004537

  2. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    915-23 N Broad St

    Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the relocation of sprinkler heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. RELOCATE 25 SPRINKLER HEADS TO ACCOMMODATE PLAN FOR FARM MARKET ON 1ST FLOOR

  3. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008171

  4. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008175

  5. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008169

  6. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008172

  7. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008176

  8. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008173

  9. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008168

  10. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008174

  11. Issued Aug 19, 2026

    1107 Clay St

    New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2025-004598

  12. Issued Aug 18, 2026

    1 units

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STORY BUILDING WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED VIA WALL OPENING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH NFPA 13D. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION.

New business licenses

12 entries

The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.

  1. Issued Aug 5, 2026

    Baoguo Li

    Limited Lodging Operator · 620 N 10th St

  2. Issued Jul 27, 2026

    ROYAL SMOKE SHOP INC

    Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1039 Spring Garden St

  3. Issued Jun 29, 2026

    O & E MINI MARKET INC

    Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1041 Spring Garden St

  4. Issued Jun 18, 2026

    Congregation Rodeph Shalom (The Clubhouse)

    Food Preparing and Serving · 615 N Broad St

  5. Issued Jun 2, 2026

    MEIXIANG LIN

    Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1124 North St

  6. Issued Apr 9, 2026

    underground concepts, llc (annex., broad hall., foundation. )

    Special Assembly Occupancy · 699 N Broad St

  7. Issued Apr 9, 2026

    Bonnie Crawford

    Limited Lodging Operator · 1140 Mount Vernon St

  8. Issued Mar 12, 2026

    LAYTH'S HALAL BREAKFAST & GRILL, INC

    Food Preparing and Serving · 1238 W Girard Ave

  9. Issued Mar 4, 2026

    Zengyu Liu

    Limited Lodging Operator · 1125 Wallace St

  10. Issued Feb 6, 2026

    Caring Moments LLC (Caring Moments)

    Food Preparing and Serving · 1308-10 W Girard Ave

  11. Issued Feb 5, 2026

    GIRARD MINI MARKET 1 INC

    Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1322-24 W Girard Ave

  12. Issued Dec 3, 2025

    Today's Child Learning Ctrs (Today's Child Learning Centers)

    Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 1100-38 W Girard Ave

On the record — distress

The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in West Poplar.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$609,985 owed

  1. Sheriff sale11 yrs owed

    1127 Mount Vernon St

    $28,179

  2. Sheriff sale42 yrs owed

    901 Brown St

    $23,676

  3. $38,900

  4. $31,692

  5. 10 yrs owed

    1315 Ogden Ct

    $29,329

  6. 5 yrs owed

    537 N 10th St

    $26,166

  7. $23,623

  8. $21,755

  9. $19,694

  10. $18,176

  11. $17,660

  12. $15,599

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Jan 20, 2026ACTIVE

    1317 Brown St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jul 28, 2021ACTIVE

    1123-33 Spring Garden St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN

    1301 Poplar St

    OCCUPIED W/O TCO OR CO

  4. Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN

    1301 Poplar St

    NEW USE

  5. Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN

    913-29 Wallace St

    BENCHMARKING LATE

  6. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    701-15 N Broad St

    EXIT DOORS

  7. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    701-15 N Broad St

    EXTERIOR AREA RODENT HARBORAGE

  8. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    701-15 N Broad St

    EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION

  9. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    701-15 N Broad St

    EXTENSION CORDS

  10. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    701-15 N Broad St

    PERIODIC TESTING

  11. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    701-15 N Broad St

    EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER TEST

  12. Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN

    701-15 N Broad St

    STORAGE

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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 September 18, 2026.