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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia metro
ZIP 19144
ZIP 19144: 1,318 permits, $100.02M in deals, 66 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.
Neighborhoods Southwest Germantown, Wister, Germantown - Morton, East Germantown, West Central Germantown
The numbers · last 12 months
- Permits
- 1,318
- New units
- 442
- New licenses
- 0
- Median sale
- $420K
- Deal $ volume
- $100.02M
- Violations
- 3,375
- Tax-delinquent
- 1,462
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 Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-006193
- Issued Aug 27, 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. Replace 2 ton AC condenser only, in like and kind, no new ductwork
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2026-005859
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-006192
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2026-006192
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2026-006192
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2026-006193
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2026-005859
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2026-006193
- Issued Aug 27, 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. 92% 60K BTU furnace, 2.5 ton AC, ductwork, and 12 diffusers
- Issued Aug 27, 2026
New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-005859
- Issued Aug 26, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Solar Photovoltaic Equipment installed on a one- or two-family dwelling with no ESS equipment and roof slopes not exceeding 2:12 (17%) in accordance with EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR SOLAR PV SYSTEM
On the record — distress
Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19144.
Tax-delinquent parcels
$17,869,704 owed
- Sheriff sale26 yrs owed
$64,180
- Sheriff sale34 yrs owed
$56,600
- Sheriff sale17 yrs owed
$42,584
- Sheriff sale28 yrs owed
$36,372
- Sheriff sale12 yrs owed
$34,859
- Sheriff sale20 yrs owed
$32,959
- Sheriff sale25 yrs owed
$32,887
- Sheriff sale17 yrs owed
$32,824
- Sheriff sale11 yrs owed
$32,412
- Sheriff sale16 yrs owed
$29,723
- Sheriff sale18 yrs owed
$27,965
- Sheriff sale15 yrs owed
$26,279
Code violations & unsafe structures
- Unsafe Aug 14, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 11, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Aug 5, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 23, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 18, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 14, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 4, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jul 2, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 23, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 22, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe Jun 9, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
Get the weekly pulse for 19144
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 September 18, 2026.