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Wissahickon
Wissahickon: 105 permits, $28.44M in deals, 1 sheriff-sale flag in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $706,399 across 50 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 105
- New units
- 2
- New licenses
- 3
- Median sale
- $350K
- Deal $ volume
- $28.44M
- Violations
- 65
- Tax-delinquent
- 50
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 2, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Rewire: ***FISHING ONLY*** Rewiring, replacement of all outlets, switches and lights of all bedrooms, living & dining rooms, general lighting and basement. Keeping the existing service equipment.
- Issued Jun 29, 2026
Alterations · Replace house trap and fresh air inlet for storm and sanitary drains.
- Issued Jun 18, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Replace approximately 20 feet of 1 inch gas line in basement to repair leak.
- Issued Jun 16, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING PLAYGROUND TO INCLUDE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SURFACE, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IBC REVIEW*
- Issued Jun 10, 2026
Alterations · direct replacement of existing bathtub shower unit with a partial walk-in shower unit.
- Issued Jun 3, 2026
Change of Use · Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries - Farmer's Market
- Issued Jun 1, 2026
New Construction · Install new fire alarm system as per engineered plans, 2016 NFPA 72 and City of Philadelphia fire code
New business licenses
4 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Jan 29, 2026
ALI CAFE LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 5134 Rochelle Ave
- Issued Nov 21, 2025
I&D REALTY LIQUOR LLC (THE BRASS TAP-PHILLY )
Sidewalk Cafe · 177 Markle St
- Issued Sep 11, 2025
FETCH PARK MANAYUNK LLC
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 3720-40 Main St
- Issued Jul 25, 2025
Mountain Laurel Montessori
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · 5261-65 Ridge Ave
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Wissahickon.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$706,399 owed
- Sheriff sale21 yrs owed
$6,565
- 26 yrs owed
$105,214
- 12 yrs owed
$44,810
- 7 yrs owed
$39,767
- 8 yrs owed
$35,717
- 44 yrs owed
$35,476
- 25 yrs owed
$30,102
- 3 yrs owed
$23,064
- 6 yrs owed
$20,863
- 5 yrs owed
$20,822
- 4 yrs owed
$18,937
- 4 yrs owed
$18,231
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Violation Jun 15, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jun 11, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- Violation Jun 11, 2026OPEN
NEW USE
- Violation Jun 11, 2026OPEN
VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
- Violation Jun 5, 2026OPEN
FOOD - LARGE ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE
- Violation Jun 1, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jun 1, 2026OPEN
RUBBISH & GARBAGE
- Violation May 26, 2026OPEN
PERIODIC TESTING
- Violation May 26, 2026OPEN
EQUIPMENT ROOMS
- Violation May 26, 2026OPEN
INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- Violation May 26, 2026OPEN
AVAILABILITY
- Violation May 26, 2026OPEN
UTILITY IDENTIFICATION
Get the weekly pulse for Wissahickon
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.