THE INDEX: 84 78 · week of Aug 24permits quiet, openings quiet, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

ZIP File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia 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.

  1. Recorded Apr 2, 2025

    $30.72M

    6347-51 Greene St

    to Phadc Vue Llc · 2 parcels

  2. Recorded Apr 2, 2025

    $21.73M

    259 W Johnson St

    to Phadc Tudors Llc

  3. Recorded Jun 4, 2025

    $13.42M

    125 W School House Ln

    to Maplewood Manor Propco Llc · 2 parcels

  4. Recorded May 28, 2025

    $12.71M

    545 E Wister St

    to Phadc Wister Llc · 2 parcels

  5. Recorded Apr 2, 2025

    $12M

    345-53 W Johnson St

    to Phadc Fairmount Llc

  6. Recorded Jan 20, 2026

    $8.64M

    234-36 W Chelten Ave

    to Phadc Chelten 234 Llc

  7. Recorded Feb 10, 2026

    $8.29M

    5115 Wissahickon Ave

    to Birchwood Hill Apts Llc

  8. Recorded Nov 21, 2025

    $7.35M

    215 W Walnut Ln

    to 215 WALNUT LLC

  9. Recorded Apr 16, 2026

    $4.3M

    5250 Wayne Ave

    to 5250 WAYNE ACQUISITION LLC

  10. Recorded May 19, 2026

    $3.45M

    360 E Tulpehocken St

    to 360 E TULPEHOCKEN ST LLC

  11. Recorded Apr 27, 2026

    $2.17M

    4529 Pulaski Ave

    to 4529 PULASKI AVENUE LLC

  12. Recorded Jan 5, 2026

    $2.05M

    5452-58 Germantown Ave

    to GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-006193

  2. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    4915 Laurens 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. Replace 2 ton AC condenser only, in like and kind, no new ductwork

  3. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    218 Shedaker St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2026-005859

  4. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-006192

  5. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2026-006192

  6. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2026-006192

  7. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2026-006193

  8. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    218 Shedaker St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2026-005859

  9. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    53 E Pastorius St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2026-006193

  10. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    4846 Germantown Ave

    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

  11. Issued Aug 27, 2026

    218 Shedaker St

    New Construction or Additions · Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2026-005859

  12. Issued Aug 26, 2026

    216 Apsley St

    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

  1. Sheriff sale26 yrs owed

    4539 Morris St

    $64,180

  2. Sheriff sale34 yrs owed

    433 E Penn St

    $56,600

  3. Sheriff sale17 yrs owed

    5116-18 Wakefield St

    $42,584

  4. Sheriff sale28 yrs owed

    67 E Coulter St

    $36,372

  5. Sheriff sale12 yrs owed

    327 Winona St

    $34,859

  6. Sheriff sale20 yrs owed

    234 E Queen Ln

    $32,959

  7. Sheriff sale25 yrs owed

    185 W Logan St

    $32,887

  8. Sheriff sale17 yrs owed

    5112-14 Wakefield St

    $32,824

  9. Sheriff sale11 yrs owed

    5024 Greene St

    $32,412

  10. Sheriff sale16 yrs owed

    308 E Queen Ln

    $29,723

  11. Sheriff sale18 yrs owed

    5113 Keyser St

    $27,965

  12. Sheriff sale15 yrs owed

    4445 Morris St

    $26,279

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Aug 14, 2026ACTIVE

    6363 Cherokee St

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Aug 13, 2026ACTIVE

    5908 Morton St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Aug 11, 2026ACTIVE

    5107 Greene St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Aug 5, 2026ACTIVE

    79 E Seymour St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Jul 23, 2026ACTIVE

    25 E Seymour St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Jul 18, 2026ACTIVE

    5304 Wakefield St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe Jul 14, 2026ACTIVE

    5202 Morris St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Jul 4, 2026ACTIVE

    5011-13 Wayne Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Jul 2, 2026ACTIVE

    51 E Earlham St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Jun 23, 2026ACTIVE

    5438 Morris St

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Jun 22, 2026ACTIVE

    535 E Penn St

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe Jun 9, 2026ACTIVE

    522 Brinton St

    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.