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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia metro
ZIP 19125
ZIP 19125: 1,754 permits, $178.29M in deals, 17 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Neighborhoods Fishtown - Lower Kensington, East Kensington, West Kensington, Richmond, Northern Liberties
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 1,754
- New units
- 493
- New licenses
- 0
- Median sale
- $440K
- Deal $ volume
- $178.29M
- Violations
- 1,418
- Tax-delinquent
- 553
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 Oct 27, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH AN INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE FROM 100 AMP TO 200 AMP as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard Total rewiring of this single-family dwelling. Including switches, receptacles and lighting fixtures. Install hard wired smoke and Co2 detectors as per 2020 NEC.
- Issued Oct 27, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) NON-ILLUMINATED DOUBLE-FACED ACCESSORY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.
- Issued Oct 27, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2026-011291
- Issued Oct 27, 2026
Minor Demolition · FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING THREE (3) STORY MASONRY AND WOOD FRAMED STRUCTURE. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY HAND AND WITH HAND TOOLS ONLY. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT OR CLOSURE.
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · - For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; IN
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · INSTALLATION OF ROOFTOP MOUNTED 4.85 KW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PV SYSTEM ACCORDING TO THE 2020 NEC AND PER APPROVED PLANS.
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
New Construction · TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE FIRST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE AND NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 2" WILKINS 950XLT2 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13/13R STANDARD.
- Issued Oct 26, 2026
Alterations · 3/4" water service - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.
- Issued Oct 23, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.
On the record — distress
Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19125.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$5,471,848 owed
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$43,484
- Sheriff sale16 yrs owed
$33,203
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$25,676
- Sheriff sale2 yrs owed
$21,223
- Sheriff sale19 yrs owed
$19,531
- Sheriff sale6 yrs owed
$10,433
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$9,393
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$6,468
- Sheriff sale27 yrs owed
$5,608
- Sheriff sale14 yrs owed
$5,516
- Sheriff sale19 yrs owed
$5,469
- Sheriff sale13 yrs owed
$5,212
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Oct 14, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 8, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 7, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Sep 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 25, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 28, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 25, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 2, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 22, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for 19125
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 4, 2026.