THE INDEX: 166 ▲22 · week of Oct 19 — permits firm, openings steady, deal ledger running hot

The Philadelphia Index

ZIP File · The Public Record

Sheriff-sale activity

Philadelphia metro

ZIP 19149

ZIP 19149: 528 permits, $55.61M in deals, 10 sheriff-sale flags in the last 12 months.

Neighborhoods Mayfair, Oxford Circle, Rhawnhurst, Summerdale, Crescentville

The numbers · last 12 months

Permits
528
New units
1
New licenses
0
Median sale
$279K
Deal $ volume
$55.61M
Violations
1,932
Tax-delinquent
298

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 Jun 25, 2026

    $4M

    6304 E Roosevelt Blvd

    to AGREE SHELF PA LLC

  2. Recorded Mar 2, 2026

    $3.7M

    7133 E Roosevelt Blvd

    to Summer 25 Llc

  3. Recorded Apr 6, 2026

    $2.92M

    2010 Levick St

    to NS RETAIL HOLDINGS LLC

  4. Recorded Jan 13, 2025

    $2M

    6537 Castor Ave

    to 6537 CASTOR AVENUE LLC

  5. Recorded Sep 12, 2025

    $1.7M

    6632-46 Bustleton Ave

    to CITY REACH CHURCH-PHILADELPHIA

  6. Recorded Oct 10, 2025

    $1.65M

    5830 Castor Ave

    to BOWLING OF AMERICA LLC

  7. Recorded Feb 27, 2026

    $1.32M

    6401-07 Castor Ave

    to ON LEUNG CHINESE MERCHANT ASSOCIATION

  8. Recorded Mar 25, 2026

    $900K

    2100 Saint Vincent St

    to TORRES MELVIN

  9. Recorded Aug 19, 2025

    $900K

    6513 Bustleton Ave

    to GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH INC

  10. Recorded Feb 24, 2025

    $900K

    3301-15 Cottman Ave

    to MP REAL ESTATE GROUP LLC

  11. Recorded Dec 15, 2025

    $830K

    2218 Cottman Ave

    to ZNL INVESTMENT LLC · 2 parcels

  12. Recorded Apr 6, 2026

    $725K

    6701 Calvert St

    to LIFE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED · 2 parcels

Recent permits

12 entries

Newest building permits — new construction, additions and alterations.

  1. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    6029 Belden St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing repair work per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing. REPLACE CT & FAI.

  2. Issued Oct 27, 2026

    3137 Friendship St

    Addition and/or Alteration · FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO THE BASEMENT LEVEL OF AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. *SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK*

  3. Issued Oct 26, 2026

    6354 Revere St

    Alterations · - Approved plumbing work associated with an (Addition or Alteration) per EZ Permit Standard for Plumbing.

  4. Issued Oct 26, 2026

    2327-83 Cottman Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · Install a fire Alarm NEC 2017,NFPA 2016

  5. Issued Oct 23, 2026

    6388 Castor Ave

    Change of Use · Child Care - Group Child Care

  6. Issued Oct 23, 2026

    2204 Glenview 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 additional feed and return air duct breanch lines. 9 Diffusers/Registers connected to new ductwork. install new lennox70000btu 95% gas furnace 13ser 3ton ac and with ductwork.

  7. Issued Oct 22, 2026

    2327-83 Cottman Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · Installation of EV chargers all work per approved plans

  8. Issued Oct 21, 2026

    2327-83 Cottman Ave

    Change of Use · Office - Government

  9. Issued Oct 21, 2026

    2327-83 Cottman Ave

    Addition and/or Alterations · FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT A ONE (1) STORY STRUCTURE COMMERCIAL SPACE(S), SERVED BY A SIX INCH (6") FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A SIX INCH (6") BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL WORK

  10. Issued Oct 19, 2026

    2327-83 Cottman Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · Connect (2) new signs to existing sign circuits. No new wiring or building permit involved. General Permit #GP-2026-008457

  11. Issued Oct 19, 2026

    7198 Castor Ave

    Addition and/or Alteration · Connect (2) new signs to existing circuit. No new wiring or building permit involved. General Permit #GP-2026-00699.

  12. Issued Oct 17, 2026

    3319 Glenview St

    Retaining Wall · FOR LEGALIZATION OF THE ERECTION OF A RETAINING WALL AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

On the record — distress

Back taxes, sheriff-sale filings, and open code violations tied to parcels in 19149.

Tax-delinquent parcels

$2,628,251 owed

  1. Sheriff sale23 yrs owed

    6714 Akron St

    $76,762

  2. Sheriff sale16 yrs owed

    7202 Leonard St

    $33,418

  3. Sheriff sale16 yrs owed

    1479 Stevens St

    $29,345

  4. Sheriff sale9 yrs owed

    2944 Rawle St

    $22,417

  5. Sheriff sale9 yrs owed

    3447 Princeton Ave

    $18,524

  6. Sheriff sale5 yrs owed

    1530 Magee Ave

    $15,309

  7. Sheriff sale5 yrs owed

    6342 Leonard St

    $13,851

  8. Sheriff sale9 yrs owed

    1627 Van Kirk St

    $12,093

  9. Sheriff sale5 yrs owed

    1555 Stevens St

    $10,064

  10. Sheriff sale12 yrs owed

    6063 Loretto Ave

    $9,265

  11. 21 yrs owed

    3228 Magee Ave

    $90,572

  12. $50,984

Code violations & unsafe structures

  1. Unsafe Sep 9, 2026ACTIVE

    6632-46 Bustleton Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  2. Unsafe Sep 9, 2026ACTIVE

    5809 N Penn St

    Unsafe structure designation

  3. Unsafe Aug 21, 2026ACTIVE

    6608 E Roosevelt Blvd

    Unsafe structure designation

  4. Unsafe Jul 17, 2026ACTIVE

    6136 Loretto Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  5. Unsafe Jul 3, 2026ACTIVE

    6406 E Roosevelt Blvd

    Unsafe structure designation

  6. Unsafe Jun 11, 2026ACTIVE

    6600 Lynford St

    Unsafe structure designation

  7. Unsafe May 20, 2026ACTIVE

    7258 Lynford St

    Unsafe structure designation

  8. Unsafe Apr 15, 2026ACTIVE

    7218 Souder St

    Unsafe structure designation

  9. Unsafe Apr 8, 2026ACTIVE

    5711-17 Oxford Ave

    Unsafe structure designation

  10. Unsafe Mar 19, 2026ACTIVE

    7242 Battersby St

    Unsafe structure designation

  11. Unsafe Mar 11, 2026ACTIVE

    2847 Stevens St

    Unsafe structure designation

  12. Unsafe Mar 5, 2026ACTIVE

    5733 Leonard St

    Unsafe structure designation

Get the weekly pulse for 19149

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 November 3, 2026.