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 19104

ZIP 19104: 2,071 permits, $186.74M in deals, 46 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Neighborhoods Mantua, University City, East Parkside, Belmont, West Powelton

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
2,071
New units
414
New licenses
0
Median sale
$515K
Deal $ volume
$186.74M
Violations
3,197
Tax-delinquent
1,038

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 Oct 21, 2025

    $66.5M

    1242 S 47th St

    to Belmont Neighborhood Education Alliance · 10 parcels

  2. Recorded Mar 30, 2026

    $63M

    1008-10 S 48th St Unit 100

    to West Philadelphia Housing Group Llc · 61 parcels

  3. Recorded Nov 18, 2024

    $22.5M

    3500-40 Powelton Ave

    to Carriage House Owner Llc

  4. Recorded Jul 29, 2024

    $22.14M

    3722-46 Market St

    to National Board of Medical Examiners of the United States of America

  5. Recorded Feb 9, 2026

    $17.46M

    501 University Ave

    to CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

  6. Recorded Jan 22, 2025

    $14M

    4012-30 Baring St

    to Phadc Flats Llc

  7. Recorded Jul 1, 2025

    $12.23M

    261-71 S 44th St

    to 4323 SPRUCE OWNER LLC · 3 parcels

  8. Recorded Aug 7, 2024

    $9.86M

    4401 Haverford Ave

    to 4401 Haverford Avenue Llc

  9. Recorded Jan 23, 2026

    $9.75M

    17-31 N 41st St

    to UPA 50 OWNER LLC · 8 parcels

  10. Recorded Apr 14, 2025

    $9.72M

    4070 Haverford Ave

    to HAVERFORD LOFTS APARTMENTS LLC

  11. Recorded Aug 4, 2026

    $9.4M

    20 S 36th St

    to TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  12. Recorded Jun 23, 2026

    $6.5M

    3700 Chestnut St

    to TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    1 units

    3926-38 Chestnut St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS FOR MODIFICATION TO FIRST FLOOR BADGED ACCESS DOOR LAYOUT 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 Oct 27, 2026

    4330 Reno St

    Make Safe Permit For RP · FOR THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR TO EXTERIOR PORCH, WALL, JOISTS AND ROOF TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2026-065761. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON THE REFERENCED CASE FILE(S).

  3. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    19 N Preston 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. Replace the existing unit with the same type: 97% AFUE Gas Furnace, 80,000 BTU; no new ductwork.NO NEW DUCTWORK IS PART OF THIS PERMIT, APPLIANCE REPLACEMENT LIKE IN KIND ONLY.

  4. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    3943 Mount Vernon St

    New Construction · Install a 600-amp electrical service, including wiring and equipment as required with four (4) meter packs, including proper grounding and bonding. Install one (1) 60-amp subpanel for the house panel, and one (1) 150-amp subpanel for each of the three (3) dwelling units. Provide electrical wiring throughout the building, including installation of lighting fixtures, switches, exit signs, emergency lighting, telecommunication wiring and receptacles outlets. Install branch circuits to supply powe

  5. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    4422 Larchwood Ave

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

  6. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    3201 Chestnut 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. Relocating 15 diffusers/registers ONLY.

  7. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    1004 N 43rd St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Replace 200 amp electrical panel

  8. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    3725-45 Walnut St

    Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · For the replacement of one (1) statically-illuminated wall sign and the documentation of refacing one (1) banner sign. Sign and location as shown in application/plans.

  9. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    883 N Preston St

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

  10. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    3200-22 Arch 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 (1) ONE WET CHEMICAL COMMERCIAL KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION OF KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD - SEE MECHANICAL *MP-2026-005606*

  11. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    4422 Larchwood Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH NO INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard. Partial rewire(fishing wires ), install lights switch receptacles, hardwired smoke detector

  12. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    31-33 N 43rd St

    New Construction · Install new 600A service. Install wiring/devices throughout including smoke alarms and arc fault breakers ,fire alarms .as per APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC .

On the record — distress

Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19104.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$9,785,770 owed

  1. Sheriff sale27 yrs owed

    613-15 N 43rd St

    $248,246

  2. Sheriff sale18 yrs owed

    609-11 N 43rd St

    $216,670

  3. Sheriff sale12 yrs owed

    3801 Lancaster Ave

    $75,137

  4. Sheriff sale25 yrs owed

    3822 Parrish St

    $31,772

  5. Sheriff sale4 yrs owed

    201 N 36th St

    $30,485

  6. Sheriff sale15 yrs owed

    3948 Melon St

    $28,122

  7. Sheriff sale25 yrs owed

    3867 Poplar St

    $27,521

  8. Sheriff sale6 yrs owed

    4238-40 Wallace St

    $26,241

  9. Sheriff sale6 yrs owed

    1718 N 42nd St

    $23,762

  10. Sheriff sale6 yrs owed

    4039 Sansom St

    $23,082

  11. Sheriff sale4 yrs owed

    4432 Ludlow St

    $22,786

  12. Sheriff sale7 yrs owed

    336 N 42nd St

    $21,008

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Oct 27, 2026ACTIVE

    441 N 35th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Oct 13, 2026ACTIVE

    4400 Chestnut St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Sep 9, 2026ACTIVE

    1724 Memorial Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Aug 18, 2026ACTIVE

    4129 Pennsgrove St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Aug 18, 2026ACTIVE

    934 N Holly St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Aug 6, 2026ACTIVE

    4210 Parrish St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Aug 6, 2026ACTIVE

    4208 Parrish St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Aug 1, 2026ACTIVE

    4136 Lancaster Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Jul 15, 2026ACTIVE

    1731 N 42nd St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Jul 14, 2026ACTIVE

    4224 Ogden St

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Jul 14, 2026ACTIVE

    525 N Holly St

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe Jun 22, 2026ACTIVE

    3500 Wallace St

    Unsafe structure designation

Get the weekly pulse for 19104

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.