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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia
Wynnefield
Wynnefield: 290 permits, $32.34M in deals, 14 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Owed to the city $5,863,965 across 413 delinquent parcels
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 290
- New units
- 5
- New licenses
- 26
- Median sale
- $340K
- Deal $ volume
- $32.34M
- Violations
- 629
- Tax-delinquent
- 413
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
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE DEMOLITION / REMOVAL OF TWO CHIMNEYS, METAL ROOFING, AND ALTERATIONS TO FACADE TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **************SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ANY OTHER WORK. **********************
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · - For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; IN
- 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 INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY DISCONNECT as per attached Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard. Rewire all outlets (45) all switches (25), smoke detectors (5) and recess lights (45). All work to be perform according to the 2020 NEC and per executed contract.
- Issued Oct 22, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · For interior and exterior alterations to an existing attached single-family dwelling per plans. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work.
- Issued Oct 21, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing REPLACE CT & FAI. - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.
- Issued Oct 20, 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 replace 8 light fixtures replace switches replace outlets install 10 dedicated lines using wire mold and fishing wires replace 6 gfci replace 10 light fixtures
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel · - All approved work performed in accordance with Residential - EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel.
- Issued Oct 20, 2026
EZ Roof Covering Replacement · EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- For the Installation of New Roof Coverings on Exiting Roofs as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.
- 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 attached Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard. INSTALL 100 AMP ELECTRICAL SERVICE WITH MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND PROPER GROUNDING AND BONDING. All work to be perform according to the 2020 NEC and per executed contract.
- Issued Oct 16, 2026
4 units
Commercial Make Safe Permit · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH UNSAFE VIOLATION CF-2024-098975 FOR REPAIRS TO EXTERIOR MASONRY WALLS/PARAPETS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION.
New business licenses
12 entries
The newest businesses licensed to operate on this ground.
- Issued Oct 21, 2026
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5430 Gainor Rd
- Issued Oct 16, 2026
Estate of Leanora Williams c/o Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 2218 Melvin St
- Issued Oct 8, 2026
WOODBINE AUTO INC.
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · 2161-71 N 62nd St
- Issued Oct 4, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5361 Hazelhurst St
- Issued Sep 19, 2026
RUSHMORE SERVICING
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5355 Hazelhurst St
- Issued Sep 3, 2026
PETE'S PIZZA
Food Preparing and Serving · 1913 N 54th St
- Issued Sep 2, 2026
MORTGAGE CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5421 W Berks St
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
Lion Tree LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5392 W Montgomery Ave
- Issued Aug 20, 2026
Chicken Spotz LLC
Food Preparing and Serving · 1602 N 52nd St
- Issued Aug 11, 2026
Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5210 Heston St
- Issued Aug 7, 2026
Fay Servicing LLC
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 5244 Jefferson St
- Issued Jul 21, 2026
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · 1735 N Lindenwood St
On the record — distress
The signals that matter for diligence — back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in Wynnefield.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$5,863,965 owed
- Sheriff sale25 yrs owed
$227,373
- Sheriff sale16 yrs owed
$46,720
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$41,321
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$27,649
- Sheriff sale28 yrs owed
$26,586
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$13,711
- Sheriff sale24 yrs owed
$13,167
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$10,919
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$6,483
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$3,923
- Sheriff sale9 yrs owed
$3,605
- Sheriff sale2 yrs owed
$3,314
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Oct 22, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 5, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 29, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 7, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 1, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 3, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 3, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 18, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 18, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for Wynnefield
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 4, 2026.