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Sheriff-sale activityPhiladelphia metro
ZIP 19144
ZIP 19144: 1,356 permits, $102.44M 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
- 1,356
- New units
- 430
- New licenses
- 0
- Median sale
- $401K
- Deal $ volume
- $102.44M
- Violations
- 2,684
- 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 Jul 9, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Total wire of SFD as per NEC 2020. New 100-amp service complete.
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
Alterations · Approved plumbing repair work per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Jul 9, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · Install 200 amps service, panel, switches, receptacles, light fixtures, rewire the property as per NEC 2017
- 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. Replace existing heat pump and AC only, in like and kind, no new ductwork
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per attached EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
New Construction · Install a new 300-amp electrical service with four (4) meter packs, including service conductors, meter sockets, main disconnecting means, and proper grounding and bonding. Install one (1) 60-amp subpanel for the house and one (1) 150-amp subpanel for each of the three (3) dwelling units, including all required feeders, overcurrent protection, grounding. Provide complete electrical distribution throughout the building, including installation of branch circuit wiring, lighting fixtures,
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
New construction, addition, GFA change · FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED NEW STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN.
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
EZ Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo. · EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site 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. NO WORK MAY BE
- Issued Jul 8, 2026
Addition and/or Alteration · interior renovations only of an existing single fmaily attached structure, details per plan. no structural work.
- Issued Jul 7, 2026
Make Safe Permit For RP · **MAKE SAFE PERMIT** FOR SISTERING OF ROOF JOISTS AND REPAIRS TO ROOF JOIST POCKETS TO COMPLY WITH VIOLATION # 602930. NOT TO EXCEED SCOPE OF WORK NOTED IN ENGINEER'S REPORT AND SHOWN ON APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE # 602930. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT
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 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
- Unsafe Jun 3, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 28, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 21, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 15, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 13, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 11, 2026ACTIVE
Unsafe structure designation
- Unsafe May 7, 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 July 21, 2026.