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 19123

ZIP 19123: 937 permits, $116.53M in deals, 17 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Neighborhoods Northern Liberties, West Poplar, East Poplar, Callowhill, Old Kensington

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
937
New units
250
New licenses
0
Median sale
$600K
Deal $ volume
$116.53M
Violations
669
Tax-delinquent
245

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 Jun 2, 2025

    $15.05M

    1001-11 Wallace St

    to 1001-11 WALLACE REALTY LLC

  2. Recorded Jun 26, 2026

    $11.9M

    1202-04 Brandywine St

    to Pp Spring Llc · 4 parcels

  3. Recorded Nov 14, 2025

    $10.95M

    901-15 W Girard Ave

    to ARD GIRARD LLC

  4. Recorded Dec 30, 2024

    $10M

    33-51 Laurel St

    to GOOSE ISLAND 33 LAUREL STREET LLC

  5. Recorded Mar 30, 2026

    $8.65M

    1011 N Hancock St

    to Rcg 1011 N Hancock Llc · 2 parcels

  6. Recorded Jun 4, 2024

    $8.63M

    717-41 Callowhill St

    to Triple Net Investments Cx Llc

  7. Recorded Sep 12, 2025

    $6.38M

    152-58 Laurel St

    to 152-158 W LAUREL LLC

  8. Recorded Jun 11, 2024

    $5.4M

    310-30 W Girard Ave

    to 310 W Girard Holdings Llc

  9. Recorded May 20, 2025

    $4.5M

    719-99 W Girard Ave

    to Affirmative Community Development Inc

  10. Recorded Sep 3, 2024

    $3.2M

    1001 Poplar St

    to 1001 POPLAR ST LLC

  11. Recorded Feb 27, 2026

    $2.7M

    210-30 W Girard Ave

    to 210 W GIRARD OWNER LLC

  12. Recorded Jun 24, 2026

    $2.4M

    437-39 Fairmount Ave

    to 435 Fairmount Works Llc

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Sep 1, 2026

    1 units

    1050 N Hancock St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. ***************** SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ******************************************

  2. Issued Aug 28, 2026

    1 units

    301-21 W Girard Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR ROOF REPLACEMENT AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

  3. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    610 N 11th St

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-004537

  4. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    1037 N 3rd St

    Sitework with Onsite Utility Services · FOR EARTH DISTURBANCE AND SITE WORK IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INSTALLATION OF ON-SITE UTILITIES (STORMWATER DRAIN IN THE SHARED DRIVE AISLE) FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT APPROVED PER ZONING PERMIT ZP-2023-002127 AND BUILDING PERMITS RP-2023-009583, RP-2023-009586, RP-2023-009587, AND RP-2023-009588. NO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT. **2018 IBC REVIEW**

  5. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    947 N 5th St

    Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE 1" WATER SUPPLY LINE.

  6. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    957 N 5th St

    Alterations · Curb trap, fresh air inlet & main drain.

  7. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    915-23 N Broad 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 25 SPRINKLER HEADS TO ACCOMMODATE PLAN FOR FARM MARKET ON 1ST FLOOR

  8. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    109 Brown St

    Change of Use · Limited Lodging

  9. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    212 Fairmount Ave

    Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO) · FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A BUSINESS OFFICE/PROFESSIONAL USE (GROUP B) IN A MIXED-USE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. NO ALTERATIONS WORK UNDER THIS PERMIT.

  10. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008171

  11. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    700 N Delaware Ave

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) 7'-0" HOOD WITH EXHAUST FAN AND A MAKE UP AIR FAN WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.

  12. Issued Aug 24, 2026

    1026-36 Fairmount Ave

    New Construction · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-008175

On the record — distress

Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19123.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$3,970,591 owed

  1. Sheriff sale13 yrs owed

    1030-32 Ridge Ave

    $57,265

  2. Sheriff sale11 yrs owed

    1127 Mount Vernon St

    $28,179

  3. Sheriff sale5 yrs owed

    431 W Girard Ave

    $26,221

  4. Sheriff sale10 yrs owed

    440 N Front St

    $24,343

  5. Sheriff sale42 yrs owed

    901 Brown St

    $23,676

  6. Sheriff sale9 yrs owed

    828 N 4th St

    $14,828

  7. Sheriff sale2 yrs owed

    01108 N Bodine St

    $14,412

  8. Sheriff sale1 yr owed

    00074 Laurel St 10

    $11,802

  9. Sheriff sale1 yr owed

    00619 N 04th St

    $7,517

  10. Sheriff sale1 yr owed

    00937 N Front St

    $6,551

  11. Sheriff sale1 yr owed

    00860 N 04th St

    $4,879

  12. Sheriff sale1 yr owed

    00706 N Front St

    $4,649

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Aug 15, 2026ACTIVE

    234 Brown St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jul 15, 2026ACTIVE

    1014 Shamokin St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Jun 3, 2026ACTIVE

    927-39 N Delaware Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Apr 13, 2026ACTIVE

    922 New Market St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Apr 8, 2026ACTIVE

    329-31 Fairmount Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Mar 10, 2026ACTIVE

    851 N 5th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Jan 20, 2026ACTIVE

    1317 Brown St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Jan 15, 2026ACTIVE

    1234 Hamilton St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Jan 12, 2026ACTIVE

    423 N 11th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Dec 23, 2025ACTIVE

    250 W Girard Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Oct 15, 2025ACTIVE

    230 Fairmount Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe Aug 3, 2025ACTIVE

    863 N 5th St

    Unsafe structure designation

Get the weekly pulse for 19123

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.