ZIP File · The Public Record
Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia metro
ZIP 19115
ZIP 19115: 359 permits, $87.24M in deals, 5 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Neighborhoods Bustleton, Pennypack Park, Somerton
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 359
- New units
- 57
- New licenses
- 0
- Median sale
- $405K
- Deal $ volume
- $87.24M
- Violations
- 340
- Tax-delinquent
- 146
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.
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Supply and install GFCI receptacle, cover and a box for the laundry outlet Add another GFCI receptacle in EMT pipe taking the power from existing location Install proper grounding including ground rods and could water ground
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR ALTERATIONS TO REMOVE ONE (1) INTERIOR PARKING SPACE AND TO CREATE ONE (1) ACCESSORY OFF-STREET SURFACE PARKING SPACE TO AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND ELECTRCAL WORK*
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR COVERED PORCH TO AN EXISTING DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SPEARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK*
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Replace 100-Amp Meter socket and Electric wire from meter box to PECO wires.
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE ERECTION OF FIVE (5) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Connect 2 hydration stations to electricity (replace in kind).
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE THE EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLANS.
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
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 furnace and AC only, in like and kind, no new ductwork.
- Issued Jul 1, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Installation of solar array in accordance with signed standard
- Issued Jun 30, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2026-003665
- Issued Jun 30, 2026
Alterations · Install water and drain lines to new washer box and shower.
- Issued Jun 26, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF A REAR ADDITION ON AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.
On the record — distress
Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19115.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$2,042,807 owed
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$52,508
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$15,223
- Sheriff sale44 yrs owed
$10,097
- Sheriff sale2 yrs owed
$6,202
- Sheriff sale2 yrs owed
$4,017
- 33 yrs owed
$171,218
- 16 yrs owed
$79,482
- 24 yrs owed
$75,722
- 12 yrs owed
$66,589
- 17 yrs owed
$62,158
- 10 yrs owed
$58,751
- 15 yrs owed
$58,224
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe May 28, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 30, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 28, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 15, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 11, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 30, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Violation Jul 9, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
- Violation Jul 9, 2026OPEN
RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
- Violation Jul 9, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
- Violation Jul 9, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- Violation Jul 8, 2026OPEN
EXTERIOR AREA MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE
- Violation Jul 3, 2026OPEN
FOOD - RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS PERMANENT LICENSE
Get the weekly pulse for 19115
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 21, 2026.