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File No. 252-S-51ST-ST

252 S 51st St

Neighborhood
Walnut Hill
Records on file
2
First filed Aug 4, 2025Last activity Dec 12, 2025

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

2 entries

  1. Issued Dec 12, 2025

    Permit issued — Addition and/or Alteration

    FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVMENTS 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. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 6/5/26: TO UPDATE THE STRUCTURAL PLANS AND TO INLCUDE UNDERPINNING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE AMENDED PLANS. · contractor: MMB CONTRACTORS INC · 1 units

  2. Issued Aug 4, 2025

    Permit issued — New construction, addition, GFA change

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION TO AN ATTACHED BUILDING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS · contractor: Katherine Cowing

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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 December 12, 2025. Verify independently before relying on it.