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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia metro
ZIP 19139
ZIP 19139: 1,315 permits, $41.84M in deals, 107 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Neighborhoods Haddington, Cobbs Creek, Mill Creek, Walnut Hill, Dunlap
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 1,315
- New units
- 47
- New licenses
- 0
- Median sale
- $320K
- Deal $ volume
- $41.84M
- Violations
- 2,546
- Tax-delinquent
- 2,103
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 Nov 13, 2025
$3.9M
to TERRACE CENTENNIAL LLC;4931 SPRUCE DB LLC;4931 SPRUCE DB II LLC
Recent permits
12 entries
Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
2 units
Addition and/or Alteration · FOR ALTERATIONS TO EXTERIOR WALL TO INCLUDE NEW WINDOW PER APPROVED PLANS.
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS- For alterations to a Single Family Dwelling Property as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction 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 foundation slab
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
Addition and/or Alterations · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2026-007269
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
2 units
Commercial Make Safe Permit · MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH CF-2026-013068 TO INCLUDE PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT OF ROOF, FRONT EXTERIOR CORNICE BELOW ROOF AND FRAMING PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS NOT A
- Issued Jul 8, 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. Install (2) new residential dryer exhaust ducts with exterior wall terminations, (1) for each dwelling of this two family dwelling.
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
Alterations · New water heater replace toilet and lav in basement. Remodel 2nd fl bathroom, toilet, lav and tub
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
On the record — distress
Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19139.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$19,389,858 owed
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$66,542
- Sheriff sale25 yrs owed
$64,726
- Sheriff sale34 yrs owed
$56,495
- Sheriff sale18 yrs owed
$53,700
- Sheriff sale31 yrs owed
$52,848
- Sheriff sale25 yrs owed
$52,787
- Sheriff sale13 yrs owed
$45,818
- Sheriff sale34 yrs owed
$45,131
- Sheriff sale22 yrs owed
$42,601
- Sheriff sale8 yrs owed
$38,390
- Sheriff sale29 yrs owed
$35,595
- Sheriff sale21 yrs owed
$35,530
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Jul 2, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 30, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 30, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 29, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 29, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 26, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 26, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 26, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 18, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 5, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 29, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for 19139
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 21, 2026.