THE INDEX: 84 ▼78 · week of Aug 24 — permits quiet, openings quiet, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

City File · The Public Record

File No. 2012-14-CHESTNUT-ST

2012-14 Chestnut St

Neighborhood
Rittenhouse
Records on file
6
First filed Oct 24, 2025Last activity Aug 8, 2026

On the record

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

3 violations on file

  • Violation Aug 8, 2026OPEN

    EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

  • Violation Aug 8, 2026OPEN

    RUBBISH & GARBAGE

  • Violation Oct 24, 2025OPEN

    EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

The docket

3 entries

  1. Issued Jul 23, 2026

    Permit issued — New Construction

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. *2018 IMC REVIEW* · contractor: DWD MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR INC

  2. Issued Apr 6, 2026

    Permit issued — New Construction

    NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOURTEEN (14) STORY HIGH RISE BUILDING WITH RESIDENTIAL BALCONIES AND COMMON AMENITY ROOF DECK FOR USE AS A SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE (121) DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. SEE PERMIT SP-2025-001577 FOR ASSOCIATED EXCAVATION WORK. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION · contractor: GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY · 121 units

  3. Issued Apr 2, 2026

    Permit issued — Excavation

    EXCAVATION WORK ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGH RISE NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDING (SEE PERMIT CP-2025-005310) TO INCLUDE SHEETING AND SHORING WITH ASSOCIATED RAKER INSTALLATION AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IBC REVIEW* · contractor: JOHN J DOUGHERTY & SON INC

Nearby on the record

Other addresses in 19103 with recent activity on the public record.

The 19103 dashboard →The Rittenhouse dashboard →Every recent record in 19103 →

Track this parcel

We'll flag the next deed, permit, or violation on the record here — including any sheriff-sale filing — usually before the neighbors know.

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 August 8, 2026. Verify independently before relying on it.