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

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ZIP File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia metro

ZIP 19103

ZIP 19103: 1,228 permits, $313.07M in deals, 1 sheriff-sale flag in the last 12 months.

Neighborhoods Rittenhouse, Logan Square, Fitler Square, Powelton

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
1,228
New units
121
New licenses
0
Median sale
$1.61M
Deal $ volume
$313.07M
Violations
1,042
Tax-delinquent
120

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 May 9, 2025

    $138.25M

    2116 Chestnut St

    to CF CHESTNUT STREET MULTIFAMILY DST

  2. Recorded Dec 2, 2025

    $94.5M

    1701 Callowhill St

    to VA9 ONE FRANKLIN TOWN LLC · 2 parcels

  3. Recorded Nov 18, 2025

    $60M

    1827-35 Arch St

    to GELFUND 3 1835 ARCH ST LP

  4. Recorded Aug 20, 2025

    $45.5M

    2000-24 Market St

    to 2000 MARKET LLC

  5. Recorded Oct 24, 2025

    $30M

    1801-21 Market St

    to Ten Penn Center Lower Unit Associates Llc

  6. Recorded Mar 30, 2026

    $25M

    100 N 17th St

    to ARCH OWNER LLC · 2 parcels

  7. Recorded Jan 15, 2025

    $14.5M

    14-24 S 21st St

    to 2100 Ludlow Llc · 4 parcels

  8. Recorded Jun 18, 2024

    $11.5M

    1760 Market St

    to 1760 Market Street Llc

  9. Recorded Jan 22, 2025

    $7.6M

    251 S 18th St

    to Curtis Institute of Music

  10. Recorded Feb 26, 2025

    $7.2M

    2213-21 Chestnut St

    to 2221 Chestnut Llc · 2 parcels

  11. Recorded Jun 13, 2025

    $6.4M

    1636 Walnut St

    to 16 Wa Partners Llc

  12. Recorded Apr 15, 2026

    $5.6M

    2015 Delancey Pl

    to NICOLETTI MEGAN MAGUIRE TR;FRIEDMAN ROBERT I TR;JAMES J MAGUIRE 2004 ANNUITY TRUST

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    1900 Market St

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE RELOCATION OF EXISTING GRDs AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW HVAC APPLIANCES (HEAT PUMPS) AND GRDs WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK THROUGHOUT SUITE #130 AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2021 IMC. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2026-005203 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.

  2. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    2411 Manning St

    Addition and/or Alterations · EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. NO DIFUSSERS OR DUCTWORK IS BEING INSTALLED. REPLACE IN LIKE IN KIND. 3 Ton Elite AC and Regular Efficiency Gas Furnace System, NO NEW DUCTWORK IS PART OF THIS PERMIT, APPLIANCE REPLACEMENT LIKE IN KIND ONLY.

  3. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    2300 Market St

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, GRDs, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AND PIPING AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2021 IMC. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2026-006182 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.

  4. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    4 Rainey Ct

    Addition and/or Alteration · For interior structural alterations to an existing attached single-family dwelling per plans. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work. Basement to remain non-habitable, to be used for storage and utilities only.

  5. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    2019 Sansom St

    Addition and/or Alterations · **2021 IMC REVIEW** FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. **SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION OF APPPROVAL FROM THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION: No work to front facade as part of this permit **N

  6. Issued Oct 26, 2026

    3 units

    2 Franklin Town Blvd

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY ) TO AN EXISTING APARTMENT. 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**

  7. Issued Oct 26, 2026

    1 units

    131 N 21st St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO REPAIR FRONT FACADE TO INCLUDE MASONRY REPAIRS, STAR BOLTS, ASSOCIATED TIE DOWNS AND FRAMING. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ****************************SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ANY OTHER WORK. *******************************************

  8. Issued Oct 24, 2026

    1818-28 Market St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Relocate 14 light fixtures. Install 28 light fixture, 2 exit, 14 switch, 30 receptacle, 6 floor receptacle, 4 furniture power. Fire Alarm: Install 8 speaker/strobe.2020 NEC.

  9. Issued Oct 23, 2026

    214-30 N 22nd St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE WATER HEATER.

  10. Issued Oct 23, 2026

    1900 Market St

    Alterations · INSTALLATION OF VENTS FOR FIXTURES AND SPECIFIED ON APPROVED PLANS. INSTALLATION OF DOMESTIC PIPING CONNECTING TO APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT AS SHOWN ON PLANS. ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE METALLIC TO ROOF EXTENSION. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2021 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS

  11. Issued Oct 23, 2026

    202-10 W Rittenhouse Sq

    Shelter/Platform · SHELTER PLATFORM PERMIT- Erection of sidewalk shelter platform 44 l.f. on W Rittenhouse Sq. with the deck at 300 P.S.I. each as per Engineered Plans. Streets Department permit SR-2026-036617

  12. Issued Oct 23, 2026

    1900 Market St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Furnish and install one hundred eighty seven (187) plenum Category 6 cables from the Server Room to workstations. All work to be perform according to the 2020 NEC and per executed contract.

On the record — distress

Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19103.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$2,607,489 owed

  1. Sheriff sale1 yr owed

    02200 Arch St 111

    $1,610

  2. $287,714

  3. $257,480

  4. $133,257

  5. 1 yr owed

    17 S 17th St

    $109,325

  6. $88,804

  7. $82,045

  8. $72,397

  9. $69,622

  10. $63,563

  11. $60,669

  12. $59,895

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Oct 21, 2026ACTIVE

    109 S 21st St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Aug 8, 2026ACTIVE

    1640 Carlton St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Jul 16, 2026ACTIVE

    1638 Pine St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe May 14, 2026ACTIVE

    1625-37 Market St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Dec 31, 2025ACTIVE

    2209 Spruce St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Jul 4, 2025ACTIVE

    251 S 18th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Apr 24, 2023ACTIVE

    2129 Saint James St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe May 16, 2022ACTIVE

    220 S 20th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Mar 10, 2022ACTIVE

    1724 Arch St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Violation Oct 27, 2026OPEN

    2019 Walnut St

    PERIODIC TESTING

  11. Violation Oct 27, 2026OPEN

    2051 Walnut St

    SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  12. Violation Oct 27, 2026OPEN

    2019 Walnut St

    FDC LOCKING CAPS

Get the weekly pulse for 19103

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.