Know the morning after a record lands on a Philadelphia property.
Watch the parcels and record streams that matter to your work. Each morning, one email lists what appeared the day before: L&I appeals and violations, ZBA hearings, permits, demolitions, historic decisions, Council bills.
Docket Row
4060 Ridge Ave OPA 871554070
- Record dateRecord
- Feb 3, 2027ZBA appeal ZP-2026-007788 at 4060 Ridge AveL&I appeals
New L&I appeals
- Record dateRecord
- Feb 3, 2027ZBA appeal ZP-2026-008557 at 2849 S Iseminger StL&I appeals
- Jan 27, 2027ZBA appeal ZP-2026-006029 at 1439 N 55th StL&I appeals
- Jan 13, 2027ZBA appeal ZP-2026-006688 at 2325 W Oxford StL&I appeals
- Jan 13, 2027ZBA appeal ZP-2026-008894 at 2132 Montrose StL&I appeals
3 more appeals that morning are left out of this sample; the email lists every one.
Each link opens the indexed record, which cites the City's source.
Who uses it
Land-use attorneys who need to know the day an appeal is filed on a client's block. Developers and expediters watching their own sites and the ones nearby. Appraisers and title professionals who want the record before the closing. RCO zoning chairs preparing for the monthly meeting. Reporters and neighbors following a contested parcel.
What you can watch
A property
Search by address and pick the parcel. From then on you get every public record the index links to that OPA account: ZBA appeals, hearing mentions, permits, violations, licenses, demolitions, historic decisions, and any Council bill that names it.
A citywide stream
- New L&I appeals
- Zoning and code appeals as L&I records them, before the hearing is scheduled.
- L&I demolitions
- Demolition permits and orders on parcels with hearing history.
- Historical Commission decisions
- Designations, applications, and decisions from the Philadelphia Historical Commission.
- ZBA hearings
- Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing records as they are published.
- New City Council legislation
- Bills, resolutions, and communications as they are introduced.
- City Council calendar
- Council and committee sessions as the City schedules them.
- Upcoming public meetings
- Council, committees, the Zoning Board, and community meetings in the coming week.
Pricing
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $15 a month, or $120 a year (two months free) |
| Watches | 1 property | Up to 50 properties or streams |
| Citywide streams | Not included | All of them |
| Daily email | Yes | Yes |
| Cancel | Nothing to cancel | Any time, from your account page |
Questions
Where do the records come from?
City of Philadelphia public datasets (L&I, 311, licenses, demolitions), Zoning Board and City Council hearing materials, and Historical Commission decisions. They are indexed and linked to parcels by civus.org, an open public-record project. Every line in your email opens the indexed record there, and that page cites the City source it came from.
How fast is it?
Two hops. The City publishes each dataset on its own schedule, usually daily. The index picks a record up on its next refresh, and once it is in the index it is in the next morning's email, around 7 am Eastern. Nothing is sent on a day with nothing new.
Can I watch any address?
Any parcel the index covers: about 52,000 of the city's 584,000, the ones with Zoning Board or L&I appeal history, plus every parcel a Council bill names. Search shows you whether an address is covered before you watch it. ZBA appeals are complete citywide; permits, violations, licenses, and demolitions are tracked on covered parcels only.
Is this an official notice?
No. It is a private service reading public records. Official notices still come from the City, and hearing dates should be confirmed with the board that holds them.