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The Philadelphia Index

ZIP File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia 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.

  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 Jul 9, 2026

    445 W Penn St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Total wire of SFD as per NEC 2020. New 100-amp service complete.

  2. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    5037 Wade St

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

  3. Issued Jul 9, 2026

    102 W Johnson St

    Addition and/or Alteration · Install 200 amps service, panel, switches, receptacles, light fixtures, rewire the property as per NEC 2017

  4. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    6200 Germantown Ave

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

  5. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    481 W School House Ln

    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

  6. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    226 W Johnson St

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

  7. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    48 E Pastorius St

    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,

  8. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    512 Brinton St

    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.

  9. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    6321 Mccallum St

    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

  10. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    6004 Germantown Ave

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

  11. Issued Jul 8, 2026

    4642 Greene St

    Addition and/or Alteration · interior renovations only of an existing single fmaily attached structure, details per plan. no structural work.

  12. Issued Jul 7, 2026

    5648 Heiskell St

    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

  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 Jul 4, 2026ACTIVE

    5011-13 Wayne Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Jul 2, 2026ACTIVE

    51 E Earlham St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Jun 23, 2026ACTIVE

    5438 Morris St

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Jun 22, 2026ACTIVE

    535 E Penn St

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Jun 9, 2026ACTIVE

    522 Brinton St

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Jun 3, 2026ACTIVE

    4972 Baynton St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe May 28, 2026ACTIVE

    4956 Wakefield St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe May 21, 2026ACTIVE

    37 W Logan St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe May 15, 2026ACTIVE

    79 Cosgrove St

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe May 13, 2026ACTIVE

    4920 Pulaski Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe May 11, 2026ACTIVE

    5006 Stenton Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe May 7, 2026ACTIVE

    63 W Logan 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 July 21, 2026.