THE INDEX: 84 78 · week of Aug 24permits quiet, openings quiet, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

ZIP File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia metro

ZIP 19103

ZIP 19103: 1,151 permits, $344.01M in deals, 1 sheriff-sale flag in the last 12 months.

Neighborhoods Rittenhouse, Logan Square, Fitler Square, Powelton

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
1,151
New units
121
New licenses
0
Median sale
$1.41M
Deal $ volume
$344.01M
Violations
839
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 Aug 27, 2026

    1 units

    1604 Chestnut St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) REPAIRS TO EXTERIOR FACADE OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. 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.

  2. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    1 units

    1600-22 Market St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY) TO A PORTION OF THE 33RD FLOOR LEVEL OF AN EXISTING HIGH-RISE STRUCTURE. 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**

  3. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    2129 Chestnut St

    Excavation · FOR EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL WITHIN AN EXISTING BASEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF RELATED STABILIZATION MEASURES. 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.** SEE BUILDING PERMIT FOR ALL STRUCTURAL WORK **

  4. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    2000-24 Market St

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF VAV BOXES, GRDs, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2021 IMC. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2026-003712 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.

  5. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    1616 Latimer St

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2021 IMC AND PHC APPROVAL. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. SEE CP-2026-003962 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.

  6. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    2000-24 Market St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Furnish and install 44 duplex, 17 quad, 3 GFI's, 3 floor cores, 1 hot water heater, 20 rings and strings. 77 2x2, 9 downlights, 5 wall washers, 3 pendants, 4 sconces and 2 exits as per 2017 NEC. Fire Alarm to be on separate permit.

  7. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    1 units

    2200-08 Arch St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (BATHROOM REMODELING WITHIN UNIT #906) WITHOUT A CHANGE TO EXISTING GROUP R-2 USE AND OCCUPANCY. EXISTING BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2021 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.

  8. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    1 units

    1600-22 Market St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR A LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY ) TO A PORTION OF THE 14TH 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**IEBC 2021**

  9. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    278 S 23rd St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Replace meter socket, circuit breaker panel and install all proper grounding and bonding AS PER NEC 2020

  10. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    1 units

    2300-20 Chestnut St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION) TO PERSONAL SERVICES TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *2021 IEBC*

  11. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    2139 Saint James St

    EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel · - All approved work performed in accordance with Residential - EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel.

  12. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    2300-20 Chestnut St

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK, ROOFTOP UNITS, AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION.

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 Aug 8, 2026ACTIVE

    1640 Carlton St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jul 16, 2026ACTIVE

    1638 Pine St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe May 14, 2026ACTIVE

    1625-37 Market St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Dec 31, 2025ACTIVE

    2209 Spruce St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Jul 4, 2025ACTIVE

    251 S 18th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Apr 24, 2023ACTIVE

    2129 Saint James St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe May 16, 2022ACTIVE

    220 S 20th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Mar 10, 2022ACTIVE

    1724 Arch St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN

    1616-26 Walnut St

    PERIODIC TESTING

  10. Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN

    1616-26 Walnut St

    FOOD - SMALL ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE

  11. Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN

    2213-21 Chestnut St

    BENCHMARKING LATE

  12. Violation Aug 25, 2026OPEN

    1625-37 Market St

    BENCHMARKING LATE

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 September 18, 2026.