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

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ZIP File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia metro

ZIP 19106

ZIP 19106: 508 permits, $126.22M in deals, 6 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Neighborhoods Old City, Society Hill, Riverfront, Northern Liberties

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
508
New units
1
New licenses
0
Median sale
$1.3M
Deal $ volume
$126.22M
Violations
736
Tax-delinquent
114

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 Apr 7, 2026

    $30M

    428-36 Walnut St

    to 436 WALNUT STREET LLC

  2. Recorded May 27, 2025

    $25.25M

    400 Ranstead St

    to SCI BOURSE PRK LLC

  3. Recorded Mar 30, 2026

    $10.1M

    215r Vine St

    to Rcg 219 Vine Llc · 15 parcels

  4. Recorded Jul 9, 2024

    $10M

    400 Market St

    to LAK 400 OWNER LLC

  5. Recorded Jun 2, 2025

    $9.45M

    214 Vine St

    to 214 Vine Street Llc

  6. Recorded Jan 9, 2026

    $6.75M

    141-43 N 4th St

    to ONYX 141 LLC · 3 parcels

  7. Recorded Mar 13, 2025

    $6.24M

    14 N Front St

    to Krishna Chhaya Philly Llc · 4 parcels

  8. Recorded Jul 11, 2024

    $5.6M

    135-37 N 3rd St

    to THIRD ST 135 LLC

  9. Recorded Jul 2, 2026

    $5.02M

    240-42 N 2nd St

    to LIONS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

  10. Recorded Jul 26, 2024

    $3.7M

    115-17 N 3rd St

    to GENESIS 115 N 3RD LLC

  11. Recorded Feb 25, 2025

    $3.6M

    148 N 2nd St

    to URBAN FUND INC · 5 parcels

  12. Recorded Jul 2, 2024

    $3.25M

    300 Market St

    to 300 MARKET LLC

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Sep 1, 2026

    3 units

    337 N Front St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, 2-HR FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES AND DWELLING UNIT SEPARATIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES, ERECTION OF FIRE ESCAPE, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 WITH TWO (2) FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS (ON FRONT ST AND WATER ST). SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION. *2021 IEBC* *SEE BBS VARIANCE UNDER MI-2026-004184*

  2. Issued Aug 31, 2026

    1 units

    210 Locust St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO COMBINE FOUR (4) EXISTING DWELLING UNITS (PH3, PH4, PH5, and PH6) INTO A SINGLE DWELLING UNIT ON THE 32ND FL. OF AN EXISTING HIGH-RISE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/ FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVMENTS THROUGHOUT. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.

  3. Issued Aug 28, 2026

    37 units

    108-12 Church St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE REPAIR TO EXTERIOR BUILDING ELEMENTS AS SHOWN ON THE APPROVED PLAN. 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. **SPECIAL INSPECTIONS REQUIRED**

  4. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    1 units

    1 S Christopher Columbus Blvd

    New Construction · FOR THE ERECTION OF A MASS TIMBER STRUCTURE FOR USE AS RESTAURANT AND ACTIVE RECREATION AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *2018 IBC* BBS VARIANCE GRANTED PER MI-2026-003126. **EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN SHALL BE DEFERRED*

  5. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    20 N 3rd 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. RELOCATE 8 SPRINKLER HEADS TO ACCOMMODATE NEW TENANT SPACE IN SUITE 102

  6. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    1 units

    399 Market St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE COMMUNICATING STAIR, PARTITION, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *2018 IEBC*

  7. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    514 Delancey St

    EZ Roof Covering Replacement · For the Installation of New Roof Coverings on Existing Roofs as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. PHC pre-approval form included (KC, stamped and signed 8/19/2026). PHC Staff Review of roof specifications and sample required for final approval(As per PHC conditions).

  8. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    123 Church St

    Addition and/or Alteration · The work entails an interior renovation of an existing fully-sprinklered 4-story single family townhouse. Interior non-structural partitions, finishes, electrical and plumbing fixtures are to be revised, removed and replaced. Sprinkler to remain in place, with minimal adjustments to accommodate revised ceiling layouts. Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing work and Sprinkler revisions to be permitted separately by respective contractors. details as shown in the plans.

  9. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    502 Wood St

    New Construction · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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.

  10. Issued Aug 22, 2026

    210 Locust St

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

  11. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    113 Bread St

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

  12. Issued Aug 19, 2026

    229-37 N 4th St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Install fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72.

On the record — distress

Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19106.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$4,106,958 owed

  1. Sheriff sale20 yrs owed

    101-11 Arch St # Bd

    $92,143

  2. Sheriff sale8 yrs owed

    130 Spruce St Apt 25a

    $70,901

  3. Sheriff sale3 yrs owed

    00233 S 06th St Ph2403

    $62,739

  4. Sheriff sale6 yrs owed

    151r-59 N 2nd St # W

    $9,165

  5. Sheriff sale10 yrs owed

    121-35 Walnut St # 15

    $6,423

  6. Sheriff sale3 yrs owed

    00241 S 06th St Comm

    $4,566

  7. $1,166,089

  8. 2 yrs owed

    25 N 4th St

    $340,424

  9. 9 yrs owed

    232 S 3rd St

    $254,635

  10. 3 yrs owed

    707 Chestnut St

    $247,592

  11. $105,643

  12. 3 yrs owed

    240 S 4th St

    $101,087

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Jul 21, 2026ACTIVE

    304 Cherry St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jul 21, 2026ACTIVE

    306-08 Cherry St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Jul 5, 2026ACTIVE

    32-42 Bank St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Apr 13, 2026ACTIVE

    701-39 Market St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Jan 16, 2026ACTIVE

    319 N Front St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Jun 24, 2025ACTIVE

    13 N 3rd St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe May 22, 2025ACTIVE

    410 Spruce St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Mar 10, 2025ACTIVE

    116-18 Chestnut St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Apr 26, 2024ACTIVE

    3a N Christopher Columbus Blvd

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Dec 29, 2023ACTIVE

    15 N 3rd St

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Nov 10, 2023ACTIVE

    410 Spruce St

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe Apr 27, 2023ACTIVE

    21-25 N 2nd St

    Unsafe structure designation

Get the weekly pulse for 19106

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.