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Demolition Permits in Philadelphia County (Philadelphia)

Demolition building permits issued by the City of Philadelphia, counted from the official record — monthly totals and the most recent demolition permits.

Source: City of Philadelphia open data (OpenDataPhilly) — Licenses & Inspections building and zoning permits. Source last updated: October 17, 2026 · Our last pull: October 18, 2026 · Figures are as reported by the City of Philadelphia.

Coverage: this report covers building permits issued by the City of Philadelphia (Department of Licenses and Inspections). Philadelphia is a consolidated city-county, so this feed covers the whole of Philadelphia County. The city's feed publishes no project-cost field, so this report publishes permit counts, trades, and categories — no dollar figures.

565
Demolition permits issued, last 12 months
52
Issued in September 2026
18
Issued in October 2026 (to Oct 17)
1.2%
Share of all Philadelphia permits
Citable figure: Philadelphia issued 52 demolition permits in September 2026.
PermitsByCounty data, Philadelphia County (Philadelphia), September 2026 · Source: City of Philadelphia

Questions, answered from the data

How many demolition permits were issued in Philadelphia in September 2026?

52 demolition permits were issued in Philadelphia in September 2026, as reported by the City of Philadelphia.

Demolition permits by month

MonthPermits issued
October 2026 (to date)18
September 202652
August 202649
July 202656
June 202652
May 202645
April 202632
March 202645
February 202634
January 202653
December 202548
November 202551
October 2025 (from Oct 17)30

Most recent demolition permits

PermitTradeIssued
2550 A St #ZP-2026-010015
For the complete demolition of an existing attached structure.		Demolition2026-10-15
5114 W Stiles St #DP-2026-001100
Sub Demolition Permit for CF-2023-017548. For the complete demolition of a property as part of the City of …		Demolition2026-10-15
1211 N Saint Bernard St #DP-2026-001099
Sub Demolition Permit for CF-2026-133009. For the complete demolition of a property as part of the City of …		Demolition2026-10-15
4533 N Uber St #DP-2026-001098
Sub Demolition Permit for CF-2020-090103. For the complete demolition of a property as part of the City of …		Demolition2026-10-15
1360 W Seltzer St #DP-2026-001000
FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ATTACHED TWO (2) STORY MASONRY STRUCTURE. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLIT…		Demolition2026-10-14
744-48 S 11Th St #ZP-2026-009802
Complete demolition to create vacant lot		Demolition2026-10-08
37 N 61St St #DP-2026-001076
Sub Demolition Permit for CF-2026-128352. For the complete demolition of a property as part of the City of …		Demolition2026-10-08
5918 Callowhill St #DP-2026-001075
Sub Demolition Permit for CF-2026-130137. For the complete demolition of a property as part of the City of …		Demolition2026-10-08

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