Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
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.
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
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
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008171
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008175
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008169
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008172
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008176
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008173
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008168
- Issued Aug 24, 2026
New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008174
- Issued Aug 19, 2026
New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2025-004598
- Issued Aug 18, 2026
1 units
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.
- Issued Aug 5, 2026
Baoguo Li
Limited Lodging Operator · 620 N 10th St
- Issued Jul 27, 2026
ROYAL SMOKE SHOP INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1039 Spring Garden St
- Issued Jun 29, 2026
O & E MINI MARKET INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1041 Spring Garden St
- Issued Jun 18, 2026
Congregation Rodeph Shalom (The Clubhouse)
Food Preparing and Serving · 615 N Broad St
- Issued Jun 2, 2026
MEIXIANG LIN
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1124 North St
- Issued Apr 9, 2026
underground concepts, llc (annex., broad hall., foundation. )
Special Assembly Occupancy · 699 N Broad St
- Issued Apr 9, 2026
Bonnie Crawford
Limited Lodging Operator · 1140 Mount Vernon St
- Issued Mar 12, 2026
LAYTH'S HALAL BREAKFAST & GRILL, INC
Food Preparing and Serving · 1238 W Girard Ave
- Issued Mar 4, 2026
Zengyu Liu
Limited Lodging Operator · 1125 Wallace St
- Issued Feb 6, 2026
Caring Moments LLC (Caring Moments)
Food Preparing and Serving · 1308-10 W Girard Ave
- Issued Feb 5, 2026
GIRARD MINI MARKET 1 INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 1322-24 W Girard Ave
- 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
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$28,179
- Sheriff sale42 yrs owed
$23,676
- 1 yr owed
$38,900
- 9 yrs owed
$31,692
- 10 yrs owed
$29,329
- 5 yrs owed
$26,166
- 6 yrs owed
$23,623
- 1 yr owed
$21,755
- 3 yrs owed
$19,694
- 2 yrs owed
$18,176
- 9 yrs owed
$17,660
- 1 yr owed
$15,599
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jan 20, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 28, 2021ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN
OCCUPIED W/O TCO OR CO
- Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN
NEW USE
- Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN
BENCHMARKING LATE
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
EXIT DOORS
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA RODENT HARBORAGE
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
EXTENSION CORDS
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER TEST
- Violation Aug 17, 2026OPEN
STORAGE
Get the weekly pulse for West Poplar
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 September 18, 2026.