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File No. 1946-N-GRATZ-ST

1946 N Gratz St

Neighborhood
North Central
Records on file
3
First filed Sep 29, 2025Last activity Sep 13, 2026

On the record

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

2 violations on file

  • Violation Sep 29, 2025OPEN

    NEW USE

  • Violation Sep 29, 2025OPEN

    NEW USE OCCUPIED PRIOR TO CO

The docket

1 entry

  1. Issued Sep 13, 2026

    Permit issued — Addition and/or Alteration

    FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. BUILDING SUBJECT TO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM GROUP R-3 (2 UNITS) TO R-2 (4 UNITS). ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. 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. ** PERMIT INCLUDES WORK TO BE LEGALIZED ** · contractor: Timothy William Lewis · 4 units

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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 September 13, 2026. Verify independently before relying on it.