THE INDEX: 64 17 · week of Jun 29permits soft, openings quiet, deal ledger quiet

The Philadelphia Index

ZIP File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia metro

ZIP 19103

ZIP 19103: 1,164 permits, $386.42M in deals, 1 sheriff-sale flag in the last 12 months.

Neighborhoods Rittenhouse, Logan Square, Fitler Square, Powelton

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
1,164
New units
121
New licenses
0
Median sale
$1.55M
Deal $ volume
$386.42M
Violations
690
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 Jul 9, 2026

    1835 Market St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Furnish and install thirty Category 6 plenum cables from the Server Room to workstations. Average cable pull is 175-feet.

  2. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    1800 John F Kennedy Blvd

    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. Relocate (3) sprinkler heads, per NFPA 13

  3. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    124 S 18th St

    Shelter/Platform · - Erection of a sidewalk shelter platform as per Engineered Plans. Streets Department permit is required for sidewalk closure prior to the start work.

  4. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    1880 John F Kennedy Blvd

    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. Relocate (3) existing sprinkler heads, per NFPA 13

  5. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    1600-22 Market St

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEM ALTERATION. ** 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.**

  6. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    130 N 18th St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Low Voltage Voice & Data Cabling

  7. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    217 S 24th St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  8. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    1 units

    135 S 17th St

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

  9. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    1600-22 Market St

    Addition and/or Alterations · FORA MECHANICAL SYSTEM UPGRADE TO ACCOMMODATE A PORTION OF THE 15TH FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.

  10. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    1711-17 Rittenhouse Sq

    Change of Use · Visitor Accommodations

  11. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    219-29 S 18th St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Provide and install 120 Cat6 plenum network cables at 150' average. Provide and install 19 WAP locations consisting of 2 Cat6 plenum cables. Provide and install 42 Camera locations consisting of 2 Cat6 plenum cables. All cabling will be installed per current NEC. No rescue systems work.

  12. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    1701 Market St

    Sign · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS **SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK**

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 May 14, 2026ACTIVE

    1625-37 Market St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Dec 31, 2025ACTIVE

    2209 Spruce St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Jul 4, 2025ACTIVE

    251 S 18th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Apr 24, 2023ACTIVE

    2129 Saint James St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe May 16, 2022ACTIVE

    220 S 20th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Mar 10, 2022ACTIVE

    1724 Arch St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Violation Jul 9, 2026OPEN

    1737 Chestnut St

    FACADES

  8. Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN

    1600 Spruce St

    PERIODIC TESTING

  9. Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN

    1600 Spruce St

    FOOD - SMALL ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE

  10. Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN

    1600 Spruce St

    FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED

  11. Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN

    2213-21 Chestnut St

    SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  12. Violation Jul 7, 2026OPEN

    2213-21 Chestnut St

    FDC INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

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 July 20, 2026.