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File No. 740-E-CHELTEN-AVE

740 E Chelten Ave

Neighborhood
East Germantown
Records on file
2
First filed Jun 13, 2026Last activity Aug 10, 2026

On the record

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

1 violation on file

  • Violation Jun 13, 2026OPEN

    ALTER ELECTRICAL WIRING

The docket

1 entry

  1. Issued Aug 10, 2026

    Permit issued — Addition and/or Alteration

    Relocating existing lighting from existing circuits, replacing old devices (switches) with new (No additional branch circuits pulled). Using the Existing Penetrations and Route wiring solely through existing wall sleeves, or chase openings without creating new wall or floor slab openings. No Wall Demolition. Mount new surface-mounted electrical enclosures and lighting directly without constructing new partition walls or soffits. · contractor: Aleksa Petrovic

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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 10, 2026. Verify independently before relying on it.