THE INDEX: 166 ▲22 · week of Oct 19 — permits firm, openings steady, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

ZIP File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia metro

ZIP 19134

ZIP 19134: 1,825 permits, $79.66M in deals, 106 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Neighborhoods Richmond, Upper Kensington, Harrowgate, McGuire, Juniata Park

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
1,825
New units
37
New licenses
0
Median sale
$315K
Deal $ volume
$79.66M
Violations
6,554
Tax-delinquent
2,159

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 Oct 3, 2025

    $11.35M

    2197 E Cambria St

    to Ann Street Llc · 6 parcels

  2. Recorded Jan 13, 2025

    $10.75M

    635-53 E Erie Ave

    to LIBERTY 645 EAST ERIE AVENUE LLC

  3. Recorded Nov 18, 2025

    $8.7M

    2700 E Auburn St Unit A

    to Phadc Salmon Street Llc · 2 parcels

  4. Recorded Jun 25, 2025

    $8.3M

    2197 E Cambria St

    to 2200 East Ann St Llc · 6 parcels

  5. Recorded Nov 3, 2025

    $5.15M

    2700 Castor Ave

    to 2700 Castor Ave Llc · 2 parcels

  6. Recorded Jun 3, 2026

    $4M

    3561 Aramingo Ave

    to Aramingo Dev Llc

  7. Recorded Jul 7, 2026

    $3.74M

    1930-38 E Stella St

    to New Kensington Community Development Corporation · 19 parcels

  8. Recorded Mar 31, 2026

    $3.05M

    3254 Tulip St

    to PENNSYLVANIA BADMINTON CLUB LLC

  9. Recorded Dec 4, 2024

    $3M

    2201 E Clearfield St

    to TREADSTONE REALTY LLC · 2 parcels

  10. Recorded Dec 5, 2025

    $2.3M

    701-65 E Westmoreland St

    to PHILLY HUDDLE HOUSE VENTURES LLC

  11. Recorded Dec 16, 2024

    $2.15M

    3200-10 Kensington Ave

    to KCT PROPERTIES II LLC

  12. Recorded Feb 4, 2025

    $2.09M

    2644 E Allegheny Ave

    to HT 2644 ALLEGHENY LLC · 6 parcels

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    2502 E Indiana Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS- 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/

  2. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    3338 Kip St

    Alterations · CURB TRAP, FAI, MAIN DRAIN - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  3. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    2721 E Westmoreland St

    New Construction · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2026-005141

  4. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    3147 Custer St

    Alterations · CURB TRAP AND FAI - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  5. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    499 E Erie Ave

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  6. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    3136 Melvale St

    Alterations · CURB TRAP AND FAI - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  7. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    499 E Erie Ave

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF APPLIANCES. 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. THIS APPLICATION WAS REVIEWED UNDER THE 2021 IMC.

  8. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    2638 E Ann St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR ONE-STORY PORTION IN-KIND (NO CHANGE TO THE EXTERIOR BUILDING DIMENSIONS AND GROSS FLORR AREA) AND FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK*

  9. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    2811 Aramingo Ave

    EZ Roof Covering Replacement · For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 sh

  10. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    3617 Gaul St

    New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR ELIMINATION OF ONE INTERIOR GARAGE SPACE AND CLOSING EXISTING GARAGE DOOR AS PART OF AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION / PLAN.

  11. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    2653 E Birch St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing

  12. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    1926 E Thayer St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Residential Service Equipment not exceeding a rating of 200 amps WITH NO INCREASE IN SERVICE SIZE as per Residential Service Equipment EZ Standard. Partial rewire (fishing wires ) , install lights switch receptacles, hardwired smoke detector

On the record — distress

Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19134.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$15,681,113 owed

  1. Sheriff sale37 yrs owed

    2615 E Birch St

    $86,912

  2. Sheriff sale36 yrs owed

    2750 Belgrade St

    $84,066

  3. Sheriff sale25 yrs owed

    1914 E Madison St

    $43,021

  4. Sheriff sale21 yrs owed

    3071 Tilton St

    $40,086

  5. Sheriff sale19 yrs owed

    965 E Schiller St

    $33,725

  6. Sheriff sale27 yrs owed

    3052 Rosehill St

    $31,896

  7. Sheriff sale19 yrs owed

    3044 Tulip St

    $29,220

  8. Sheriff sale23 yrs owed

    605 E Cornwall St

    $26,681

  9. Sheriff sale4 yrs owed

    3320 Collins St

    $26,396

  10. Sheriff sale21 yrs owed

    3510 Ella St

    $24,870

  11. Sheriff sale32 yrs owed

    2861 Stouton St

    $24,333

  12. Sheriff sale26 yrs owed

    839 E Madison St

    $24,206

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Oct 22, 2026ACTIVE

    3129 Weymouth St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Oct 21, 2026ACTIVE

    1902 E Venango St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Oct 20, 2026ACTIVE

    3405 Tampa St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Oct 15, 2026ACTIVE

    3058 Aramingo Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Oct 14, 2026ACTIVE

    618 E Thayer St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Oct 14, 2026ACTIVE

    601 E Thayer St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Oct 14, 2026ACTIVE

    600 E Thayer St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Oct 13, 2026ACTIVE

    1926-30 E Venango St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Oct 13, 2026ACTIVE

    1926-30 E Venango St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Oct 7, 2026ACTIVE

    3418 Tampa St

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Oct 1, 2026ACTIVE

    2069 E Somerset St

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe Sep 29, 2026ACTIVE

    900-04 E Ontario St

    Unsafe structure designation

Get the weekly pulse for 19134

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.