THE INDEX: 166 ▲22 · week of Oct 19 — permits firm, openings steady, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

ZIP File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia metro

ZIP 19102

ZIP 19102: 347 permits, $66.07M in deals, 2 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Neighborhoods Rittenhouse, Logan Square

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
347
New units
0
New licenses
0
Median sale
$1.54M
Deal $ volume
$66.07M
Violations
670
Tax-delinquent
31

Permit & deal figures cover the last 12 months; violations and tax delinquencies are the current standing. Business-license counts match the ZIP inside the licensed address (licenses carry no ZIP field of their own).

Notable transfers

12 entries

The biggest recorded deeds on the public record in this ZIP, largest first.

  1. Recorded Jul 11, 2024

    $28M

    3 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy

    to THREE PARKWAY LOWER UNIT ASSOCIATES LLC;THREE PARKWAY UPPER UNIT ASSOCIATES LLC

  2. Recorded Dec 11, 2025

    $23.73M

    110-16 S 16th St

    to 1601 SANSOM INVESTMENTS LLC;LILYSANSOMCAP OWNER LLC

  3. Recorded Jan 7, 2026

    $21.3M

    306-20 N Broad St

    to PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY

  4. Recorded Apr 9, 2025

    $8.25M

    320r S Broad St

    to Furness Llc

  5. Recorded Jul 10, 2025

    $7.7M

    257 S 16th St

    to 257 SOUTH 16TH ST LLC

  6. Recorded Dec 18, 2025

    $7.05M

    222-48 N Broad St

    to 222 North Broad Llc

  7. Recorded Aug 4, 2025

    $6.2M

    142-44 N Broad St

    to Penn Hall Investment Llc

  8. Recorded Apr 8, 2025

    $4M

    320r S Broad St

    to Strickland Llc · 2 parcels

  9. Recorded Dec 4, 2024

    $3.05M

    344 S Hicks St

    to BENEVENTO MICHAEL;BENEVENTO RACHEL

  10. Recorded Dec 18, 2025

    $2.78M

    201-19 N 15th St

    to 201 NORTH 15TH LLC;BROAD AND VINE ENGLE SKY LLC;BROAD AND VINE CALICO LLC

  11. Recorded Jul 27, 2026

    $2.45M

    252-54 S 16th St

    to La Viola Construction Llc

  12. Recorded Oct 16, 2025

    $1.73M

    1522 Pine St

    to GREYSTONE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST LL

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    1518 Chestnut St

    Addition and/or Alterations · EZ STANDARD KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION- For the installation of New Wet Chemical Kitchen Fire Suppression System as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Install 8 gallon Captive Aire Fire Suppression System Per UL 300 *MP-2026-004509* FOR KITCHEN HOOD

  2. Issued Oct 26, 2026

    352 S 15th St

    Change of Use · Residential - Household Living - Two-Family

  3. Issued Oct 26, 2026

    313 S 16th St

    New Construction · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING TO INCLUDE A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 AND PHC APPROVAL BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SEE CP-2026-003183 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.

  4. Issued Oct 26, 2026

    300-18 S Broad St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Install new exterior camera, reuse existing cables

  5. Issued Oct 21, 2026

    1500s-40 John F Kennedy Blvd

    Alterations · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2026-005081

  6. Issued Oct 21, 2026

    118-26 N Broad St

    Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · For the erection of three freestanding signs. Size and locations per plan.

  7. Issued Oct 20, 2026

    45 units

    320r S Broad St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHING, DOORS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.

  8. Issued Oct 20, 2026

    313 S 16th St

    New Construction or Additions · - Exterior Storm and Sanitary Plumbing for New Construction in accordance with EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. - Exterior 1.5" Water Distribution for New Construction in accordance with EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.

  9. Issued Oct 20, 2026

    1420 Locust St

    Alterations · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2026-000216

  10. Issued Oct 19, 2026

    1400-30 Arch St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Install telecommunication wiring, (1) Head-end Equipment for Access Control System, (4) Access Control door devices (card reader, Door Contact, REX) and (4) Composite Cables. All work to be perform according to the 2020 NEC and per executed contract.

  11. Issued Oct 16, 2026

    1 units

    1501-39 Market St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY ) TO A PORTION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE (14TH FLOOR). ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.** IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK**IEBC 2021**EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED** SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK**

  12. Issued Oct 16, 2026

    1421 Walnut St

    Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the Relocation of Sprinkler Heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. (CP-2026-004392) Relocate (8) Sprinkler Heads

On the record — distress

Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19102.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$1,996,163 owed

  1. Sheriff sale6 yrs owed

    1420 Locust St

    $491,915

  2. Sheriff sale12 yrs owed

    1417a Locust St

    $34,418

  3. $436,376

  4. $370,758

  5. $126,499

  6. $83,346

  7. $55,380

  8. 1 yr owed

    325 N 15th St

    $48,505

  9. $45,125

  10. $37,757

  11. 2 yrs owed

    1415 Locust St

    $34,512

  12. $28,773

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Oct 23, 2021ACTIVE

    1511-15 Spruce St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Oct 23, 2021ACTIVE

    1511-15 Spruce St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN

    1500-42 Market St

    FDC SIGNAGE REQUIRED

  4. Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN

    1500-42 Market St

    SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  5. Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN

    1500-42 Market St

    FDC INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  6. Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN

    1500-42 Market St

    HIGH-RISE BUILDING

  7. Violation Oct 26, 2026OPEN

    1500-42 Market St

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  8. Violation Oct 22, 2026OPEN

    250 S Broad St

    PERIODIC TESTING

  9. Violation Oct 22, 2026OPEN

    250 S Broad St

    SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  10. Violation Oct 22, 2026OPEN

    250 S Broad St

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  11. Violation Oct 22, 2026OPEN

    250 S Broad St

    FDC INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  12. Violation Oct 20, 2026OPEN

    200 S Broad St

    FDC SIGNAGE REQUIRED

Get the weekly pulse for 19102

Every deal, permit, and filing on this ground — one email a week, before the neighbors know.

Sources: Phila. Dept. of Records (deeds), L&I (permits, licenses & violations), Dept. of Revenue (tax delinquencies), keyed on the ZIP recorded with each parcel in our weekly ingest. Verify independently before relying on any figure.
Last generated November 3, 2026.