THE INDEX: 64 17 · week of Jun 29permits soft, openings quiet, deal ledger quiet

The Philadelphia Index

ZIP File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia 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.

  1. Recorded Nov 13, 2025

    $3.9M

    4931-59 Spruce St

    to TERRACE CENTENNIAL LLC;4931 SPRUCE DB LLC;4931 SPRUCE DB II LLC

  2. Recorded Apr 28, 2025

    $3.5M

    4641 Chestnut St

    to SAVOY INVESTMENT PROPRETIES LLC

  3. Recorded Sep 30, 2025

    $2.7M

    230 N 65th St

    to BRITTANY MANOR PROPCO LLC

  4. Recorded May 11, 2026

    $2.28M

    4700 Chestnut St

    to 4700 CHESTNUT REALTY HOLDINGS LLC

  5. Recorded Aug 20, 2025

    $2.2M

    5225-49 Ludlow St

    to CURRY KENNETH;THOMAS YVONNE · 2 parcels

  6. Recorded Mar 26, 2025

    $2M

    1447 S 52nd St

    to MB HOUSES LLC · 22 parcels

  7. Recorded Dec 13, 2024

    $1.75M

    5230 Walnut St

    to 5230 WALNUT STREET LLC · 2 parcels

  8. Recorded Mar 31, 2026

    $1.65M

    5616-36 Chestnut St

    to 5616-36 CHESTNUT STREET INC · 2 parcels

  9. Recorded Nov 21, 2024

    $1.12M

    230 S 46th St

    to 230 S 46TH ST LLC

  10. Recorded Sep 25, 2024

    $1.09M

    4934 Locust St

    to KHANDELWAL ARCHIT;BASNYAT SUVEKSHA

  11. Recorded Apr 10, 2026

    $1.08M

    242-52 S 49th St

    to WALNUT HILL KRM LLC

  12. Recorded Feb 26, 2025

    $1.06M

    5131-43 Chestnut St

    to MK INVESTORS LLC

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    2 units

    5563 Locust St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR ALTERATIONS TO EXTERIOR WALL TO INCLUDE NEW WINDOW PER APPROVED PLANS.

  2. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    23 N Paxon St

    Change of Use · Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family

  3. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    223 S 60th St

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

  4. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    322 N 54th St

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

  5. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    457 N 51st St

    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

  6. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    457 N 51st St

    Addition and/or Alterations · Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2026-007269

  7. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    5603-07 Walnut St

    Change of Use · Retail Sales - Convenience Sales

  8. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    457 N 51st St

    Alterations · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-007269

  9. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    2 units

    5430 Market St

    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

  10. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    5633 Sansom St

    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.

  11. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    225 S 55th St

    Alterations · New water heater replace toilet and lav in basement. Remodel 2nd fl bathroom, toilet, lav and tub

  12. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    4632 Spruce St

    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

  1. Sheriff sale8 yrs owed

    00285 S 52nd St

    $66,542

  2. Sheriff sale25 yrs owed

    4939 Chestnut St

    $64,726

  3. Sheriff sale34 yrs owed

    4 S 53rd St

    $56,495

  4. Sheriff sale18 yrs owed

    4933-49 Folsom St

    $53,700

  5. Sheriff sale31 yrs owed

    00146 S 60th St

    $52,848

  6. Sheriff sale25 yrs owed

    205 N 63rd St

    $52,787

  7. Sheriff sale13 yrs owed

    241-43 N 65th St

    $45,818

  8. Sheriff sale34 yrs owed

    00148 S 60th St

    $45,131

  9. Sheriff sale22 yrs owed

    5224 Spruce St

    $42,601

  10. Sheriff sale8 yrs owed

    00242 S 52nd St

    $38,390

  11. Sheriff sale29 yrs owed

    5105 Market St

    $35,595

  12. Sheriff sale21 yrs owed

    326 N Felton St

    $35,530

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Jul 2, 2026ACTIVE

    5655 Arch St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jun 30, 2026ACTIVE

    235 Ramsey St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Jun 30, 2026ACTIVE

    5712 Cherry St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Jun 29, 2026ACTIVE

    252 S Felton St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Jun 29, 2026ACTIVE

    42 Dearborn St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Jun 26, 2026ACTIVE

    212 N Salford St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Jun 26, 2026ACTIVE

    5742 Cherry St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Jun 26, 2026ACTIVE

    324 N 65th St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Jun 18, 2026ACTIVE

    431 N 52nd St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Jun 15, 2026ACTIVE

    29 Farson St

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Jun 5, 2026ACTIVE

    310 N Edgewood St

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe May 29, 2026ACTIVE

    215 N Creighton St

    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.