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 19118

ZIP 19118: 400 permits, $132.38M in deals, 4 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Neighborhoods Chestnut Hill, West Mount Airy

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
400
New units
3
New licenses
0
Median sale
$1.11M
Deal $ volume
$132.38M
Violations
175
Tax-delinquent
39

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 Jan 21, 2026

    $9.07M

    495 E Abington Ave

    to ELMOR CHESTNUT HILL PROPCO LLC;CHESTNUT HILL AL PROPCO LLC

  2. Recorded Dec 6, 2024

    $6.33M

    603 W Hartwell Ln

    to WHITE JASON;WHITE ADELINE

  3. Recorded May 1, 2025

    $5.34M

    18 W Willow Grove Ave

    to Balance Building Llc

  4. Recorded Nov 6, 2025

    $4.4M

    8212 Saint Martins Ln

    to BARCLAY KEITH E

  5. Recorded Mar 6, 2026

    $4.25M

    422 W Chestnut Hill Ave

    to NORELLI ANDREW;NORELLI LINA

  6. Recorded Jun 18, 2025

    $3.7M

    440 W Mermaid Ln

    to CATES HEATHER;HEAD JUSTIN

  7. Recorded Oct 16, 2025

    $3.55M

    9410 Meadowbrook Ave

    to FARNOLY THOMAS P JR;FARNOLY MARGARET-MARY R

  8. Recorded Mar 4, 2026

    $3.35M

    609 Saint Andrew Rd

    to USMAN ASAD ALI;GENTILE MICHELLE SARA

  9. Recorded Jan 28, 2025

    $3.3M

    424 W Springfield Ave

    to STAHLECKER HILARY A TR;REVOCABLE AGREEMENT OF TRUST OF HILARY A STAHLECKER

  10. Recorded Nov 18, 2025

    $3.19M

    8909 Crefeld St

    to 8909 CREFELD LLC · 2 parcels

  11. Recorded Jun 3, 2025

    $3.05M

    612 W Hartwell Ln

    to MILLIKEN PLATT FRANCES;HARTLEY PLATT NICHOLAS

  12. Recorded Jun 2, 2026

    $3M

    8919-21 Crefeld St

    to ROSENSTEIN ACE H

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    8600 Seminole Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · renovations to an existing single family structure, work to include first-floor kitchen, pantry, mudroom/laundry, breakfast room, and powder room. Includes window replacement in existing window locations in the kitchen and breakfast room. details per plan.

  2. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    8226 Germantown Ave

    EZ Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo. · EZ INTERIOR NON-LOAD-BEARING WALL DEMOLITION - For the interior demolition on NON-Load-Bearing partition walls and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of fou

  3. Issued Aug 25, 2026

    7814 Ardleigh St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Rewiring throughout of the apartments Smoke alarms, outlets, lights switches , 400 amp service 4 gang meter socket Fire alarm . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72.

  4. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    102 E Mermaid Ln

    New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF FIFTEEN (15) DETACHED STRUCTURES, CONSISTING OF THREE (3) SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS WITH TWO (2) ACCESSORY INTERIOR OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES EACH, AND TWELVE (12) TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS WITH FOUR (4) ACCESSORY INTERIOR OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES EACH; TOGETHER WITH A ONE (1) STORY ADDITION TO AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, FOR A TOTAL OF TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DWELLING UNITS ON A SINGLE LOT, AS SHOWN IN SIZE AND LOCATION ON THE APPROVED PLANS.

  5. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    102-04 Bethlehem Pike

    Excavation · FOR EXCAVATION ONLY FOR SUBSURFACE DETENSION BASINS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS/APPROVALS REQUIRED BY PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.

  6. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    302 W Springfield Ave

    Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing Repairing house drain

  7. Issued Aug 20, 2026

    8221 Seminole Ave

    New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR DETACHED GARAGE AND THE ERECTION OF NEW TWO PARKING SPACES ATTACHED GARAGE ADDITION AS PART OF AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN.

  8. Issued Aug 19, 2026

    8122 Shawnee St

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

  9. Issued Aug 19, 2026

    440 W Chestnut Hill Ave

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE INTERIOR MAIN DRAIN.

  10. Issued Aug 19, 2026

    12 W Moreland Ave

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT, FAI & MD.

  11. Issued Aug 19, 2026

    429 W Moreland Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2026-005179

  12. Issued Aug 18, 2026

    8201 Shawnee St

    New Construction · 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. 60K BTU Furnace and 2 ton AC for the lower level & first floor, 40K BTU furnace and 2 ton AC for the 2nd & 3rd floors, ductwork, and 18 diffusers

On the record — distress

Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19118.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$868,861 owed

  1. Sheriff sale5 yrs owed

    205 E Mermaid Ln

    $108,514

  2. Sheriff sale5 yrs owed

    8020 Saint Martins Ln

    $53,501

  3. Sheriff sale4 yrs owed

    7633-37 Germantown Ave

    $29,918

  4. Sheriff sale3 yrs owed

    20 E Mermaid Ln

    $7,816

  5. $87,035

  6. $57,047

  7. $56,406

  8. $54,602

  9. $39,930

  10. 2 yrs owed

    109 Rex Ave

    $27,177

  11. $22,493

  12. $21,363

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Aug 6, 2026ACTIVE

    8142-44 Germantown Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jan 8, 2026ACTIVE

    81 E Moreland Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Jan 8, 2026ACTIVE

    7828 Devon St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Nov 30, 2017ACTIVE

    7822 Devon St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Nov 30, 2017ACTIVE

    7820 Devon St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Feb 7, 2017ACTIVE

    7826 Devon St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Feb 7, 2017ACTIVE

    7816 Devon St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Feb 7, 2017ACTIVE

    7824 Devon St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Feb 7, 2017ACTIVE

    7818 Devon St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Feb 7, 2017ACTIVE

    7814 Devon St

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN

    7830 Germantown Ave

    WORKING SPACE & CLEARANCE

  12. Violation Aug 26, 2026OPEN

    7830 Germantown Ave

    FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Get the weekly pulse for 19118

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 17, 2026.