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File No. 1239-S-21ST-ST

1239 S 21st St

Neighborhood
Point Breeze
Records on file
4
First filed Nov 14, 2025Last activity Oct 21, 2026

On the record

Distress signals the city holds against this parcel — back taxes, open code violations, and unsafe designations.

Clear

No open violations or delinquencies on record for this address.

The docket

4 entries

  1. Issued Oct 21, 2026

    Permit issued — 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 · contractor: B-WORLD ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, LLC

  2. Issued Sep 3, 2026

    Permit issued — Alterations

    - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing · contractor: JOSEPH GIANNONE

  3. Issued Apr 30, 2026

    Permit issued — 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. Work to include underpinning of the existing foundation and creation of an egress well. · contractor: BCB HOMES CONTRACTING INC

  4. Issued Nov 14, 2025

    Permit issued — EZ Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.

    EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of foundation slab. Separate Street

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Sources: Phila. Dept. of Records (deeds), L&I (permits, licenses & violations), Dept. of Revenue (tax delinquencies). Data reflects the public record as of our last weekly ingest; last activity on file October 21, 2026. Verify independently before relying on it.