- Congratulations Fishtown! You've Unlocked the Fairmount Parking Achievement http://t.co/CTFcXCW5aV
- @jakedakota11 will it have been worth the disaster just to not have the fear that hipsters may not use the EL and have 4 cars per unit?
- @jakedakota11 What if REACH catches on fire like Kensington Factory and torches a few old heads homes in the process 1/2
- @jakedakota11 The two proposals here are to take dead fire-trap factories and convert them to $750-$1000/mo apartments
- @jakedakota11 I know the Chug’s problems very well. Underage kids not only drinking, but also serving as well
Tag Archives: sheriff sales
MUST READ: AxisPhilly Uncovers Some Secret Sauce Behind Sheriff’s Sales
While uncovering how the Sheriff’s Department decided to arbitrarily set the starting auction bid for a Kensington lot at $4,500, they have discovered a few things [AxisPhilly]: Apparently part of the cost of a Sheriff’s Sale includes eating hoagies We actually … Continue reading
Delinquency Costs Us Money – LOTS of Money
The Inky has started its Delinquency series on Sunday, a large project put together by Patrick Kerkstra using information gleaned off PA Right To Know requests to various City departments like L&I, OPA, and Revenue. I had been waiting since … Continue reading
Posted in AVI, Sheriff Sales, Tax Deadbeats, Uncategorized
Tagged AVI, sheriff sales, tax deadbeats
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Don’t Panic – Councilman Green Is Here To Soothe Your AVI Fears
His FAQ about the Actual Value Initiative timed with those letters that are going out today. And of course, all of Council is tired of your whining about the dismal state of Sheriff Sales and our worst-in-the-nation property tax delinquency … Continue reading
City, Sheriff: It Will Take Us A Month To Not Give You Information
So after a week, the City Law Department wrote back to let me know that they’ll need the full 30 days to figure out how not to respond to my earlier request asking how much money was spent on Sheriff Sale … Continue reading
The Champs-Élysées of Junkie Real Estate – 1532 E BERKS
1532 E Berks Street is located among the nicest blocks in Fishtown, adjacent to Holy Name Catholic Church and around the block from the St. Laurentius School. In the world of Fishtown, it is within the epicenter of the … Continue reading
Posted in Property Squatting, Sheriff Sales, Tax Deadbeats
Tagged 1532 E BERKS, Drug Houses, sheriff sales
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The Sheriff is Back In Town
So it’s been a while since I’ve updated you on the fun at the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office. They finally have a new website. It’s slow (at the time of this writing), and doesn’t have much more additional stuff than the … Continue reading
Kenyatta Canceling Sheriffs Sales So Developers Don’t Buy Them
Oh yes, and there’s more. PDQ has discovered a new trend appearing in Point Breeze: Sheriff’s Sale cancelations. One example that we can see here in the Common Pleas Court Docket sheets is 1717 Manton Street, which was … Continue reading
Posted in Public Property, Sheriff Sales
Tagged Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, sheriff sales
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Coming up this Monday: A Bombshell
This weekend PDQ is running a little project we call a “tax scan” of all 70K licensed rental properties in Philadelphia. We’ve already started finding licensed rental properties that are eligible for Sheriff’s Sale. The full listing will be published … Continue reading
Posted in Sheriff Sales, Slumlords, Tax Deadbeats
Tagged deadbeats, landlords, sheriff sales
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Nuisance Property: 2044 E Fletcher, Making Its Way Through Sheriff’s Sale
Back when PDQ first launched, I had been helping a neighbor who has been dealing with 2044 E Fletcher, a popular hangout for two drug dealers on the 2000 block of Fletcher Street. Today I have some good news to … Continue reading
Updates On Our Sheriff Sales Series
Some folk over deep within the trenches at City Hall have reviewed our Sheriff Sales Series (Part 1, 2 and 3) and have some updates to bring us. While I can’t quote my source(s) directly, here’s some basic updates … Continue reading
PART THREE – Putting a House Through Sheriff’s Sale
I’ve often said that one of the fundamental things that Philadelphia has screwed up over the last 55+ years is every single issue that has anything to do with real property. If you think about it… real estate tax, … Continue reading
PART TWO – Getting a House Put Through Sheriff’s Sale
Getting In The Front of the Line Yesterday I mentioned that there are three folks who deal with the tax foreclosure lawsuits: The RETU, GRB and Linebarger. Today we’re going to cover the different agencies.
PART ONE – Getting a House Put Through Sheriff’s Sale
Getting a property into the Sheriff’s Sale process can sometimes seem like an impossible task, and it certainly is daunting. Not only that, there’s a few barriers set up to prevent you from getting to your goal of getting a … Continue reading
Today in Cray-Cray Zoning
It was announced last week that this applicant wants to go before a Kensington group for zoning: NOTICE: EKNA Community Zoning Meeting 2519 Frankford Ave: Proposal for an eat-in restaurant with liquor license, live entertainment, and dancing in existing structure … Continue reading