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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia metro
ZIP 19136
ZIP 19136: 425 permits, $68.8M in deals, 9 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Neighborhoods Holmesburg, Mayfair, Torresdale, Pennypack Woods, Winchester Park
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 425
- New units
- 20
- New licenses
- 0
- Median sale
- $295K
- Deal $ volume
- $68.8M
- Violations
- 935
- Tax-delinquent
- 286
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.
- Recorded Jan 10, 2025
$9.62M
to HOLMESBURG SAUCON LLC;HOLMESBURG BIRCH KNOLL LLC · 2 parcels
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Jul 9, 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. First floor - 60K BTU 92% furnace, 2 ton AC, ductwork, and 8 registers Basement - 1.5 ton heat pump, AC, ductwork, and 6 registers
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install 200 Amps Service 40 spaces Electric panel. Wiring and installation of all lights switches and outlets throughout space. Install lines for appliances. Install kitchen lines and outlets. Wiring and installation of smoke detectors.
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR THE ERECTION OF STEEL UTILITY BRIDGE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP WORK. *IBC 2018*
- Issued Jul 6, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · 100A panel replacement including new 100A Siemens 30/30 main breaker panel w/copper bus, whole home surge breaker, 7-1 pole & 2-2 pole (25,30) breakers, panel GFCI for panel base, 2 ground rods driven, intersystem bonding kit install, water meter jumped + bonded
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
Alterations · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2026-003346 Plumbing: Alteration to first floor commercial unit. Second floor not included in plumbing scope.. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE METALLIC TO ROOF EXTENSION. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS
- Issued Jul 2, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · Partial demolition to reduce GFA. Size and location per plan.
- Issued Jul 1, 2026
1 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS WITH CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE FOR PERSONAL SERVICES USE (GROUP B), ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.
- Issued Jul 1, 2026
Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory) · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) NON-ILLUMINATED WALL SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS
- Issued Jul 1, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Electrical Permit for combo RP-2026-001161
On the record — distress
Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19136.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$3,477,671 owed
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$44,852
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$36,863
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$28,558
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$22,692
- Sheriff sale7 yrs owed
$17,656
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$15,873
- Sheriff sale5 yrs owed
$8,776
- Sheriff sale10 yrs owed
$7,635
- Sheriff sale4 yrs owed
$5,139
- 1 yr owed
$255,794
- 4 yrs owed
$109,535
- 25 yrs owed
$90,014
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 7, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 24, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 17, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 7, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 2, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 27, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Apr 27, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Mar 11, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Feb 20, 2025ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Oct 24, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 8, 2024ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jan 25, 2021ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for 19136
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 15, 2026.