Neighborhood File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Wister
Wister: 252 permits, $5.32M in deals, 19 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $3,146,036 across 292 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 252
- New units
- 19
- New licenses
- 5
- Median sale
- $280K
- Deal $ volume
- $5.32M
- Violations
- 703
- Tax-delinquent
- 292
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 Oct 26, 2026
New Construction · **2021 IMC REVIEW** FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 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 REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · For the erection of a two-story attached structure. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · For the erection of a two-story attached structure. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · For the erection of a two-story attached structure. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · For the erection of a two-story attached structure. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · For the erection of a two-story attached structure. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · For the erection of a two-story attached structure. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · For the erection of a two-story attached structure. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · For the erection of a two-story semi-detached structure with an exterior deck at the ground level. Size and locations per plan.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · For the erection of a two-story attached structure. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK*
- Issued Oct 19, 2026
EZ Deck (Exist. One-Family Dwellings) · EZ PERMIT DECKS - For New Decks to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.
New business licenses
9 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Oct 21, 2026
Lion Tree LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 33 E School House Ln
- Issued Sep 10, 2026
CYPREXX SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5154 Wakefield St
- Issued May 13, 2026
LIMA ONE CAPITAL, LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5332 Lena St
- Issued Apr 14, 2026
KE LO KE DELI INC
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · 5141 Germantown Ave
- Issued Apr 1, 2026
TRIOKEY REAL ESTATE
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 4966 Baynton St
- Issued Oct 29, 2025
Sixth Street Management
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 4963 Rubicam St
- Issued Oct 27, 2025
Sixth Street Managemnt Corp
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 4933 Rubicam St
- Issued Oct 7, 2025
Revolve Ventures LLC (Bargain Thrift Center)
Dumpster License - Private Property · 5253-61 Germantown Ave
- Issued Sep 15, 2025
Ivy Capital Group LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 4930 Baynton St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Wister.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$3,146,036 owed
- Sheriff sale17 yrs owed
$42,584
- Sheriff sale28 yrs owed
$36,372
- Sheriff sale20 yrs owed
$32,959
- Sheriff sale17 yrs owed
$32,824
- Sheriff sale16 yrs owed
$29,723
- Sheriff sale19 yrs owed
$21,263
- Sheriff sale22 yrs owed
$20,586
- Sheriff sale23 yrs owed
$17,928
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$15,851
- Sheriff sale12 yrs owed
$13,032
- Sheriff sale14 yrs owed
$11,112
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$9,029
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Oct 6, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 3, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 14, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 5, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 23, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 18, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 2, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 3, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 28, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 11, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 5, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 5, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Wister
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.