19140
Roof replacement in Hunting Park and Nicetown
Covers Hunting Park, Tioga, Franklinville and Nicetown, in the city's North planning district. Most owner-occupied homes here, 85%, are rowhomes or twins: houses that share at least one wall, so a new roof has to meet the neighbors' on one side or both.
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129
EZ roof covering replacement permits in 19140 in 2025
85%
of owner-occupied homes are rowhomes or twins (1-unit attached)
58%
of homes built in 1939 or earlier
56%
of occupied homes lived in by their owners
Permits: City of Philadelphia L&I open data. Homes: Census ACS 2020–2024.
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Roof permits in 19140
129 EZ roof covering replacement permits were issued in 19140 during 2025: the 3rd most of the 46 ZIP codes with any. Per 1,000 owner-occupied homes that comes to 11.3, well above the citywide 6.6; landlords pull these permits as well. The count has grown from 86 in 2021. Through October 23, 2026, 75 more were issued in 2026, after 122 in 2024. All of them were filed as residential work.
The homes in 19140
19140 has 23,033 homes by the Census Bureau's count; owners live in 56% of those occupied, against 52% citywide. 58% were built in 1939 or earlier, against 40% citywide. On houses that old the roof has usually been replaced more than once, and the next replacement often starts with finding out what is underneath. Median owner-reported value: $107,300 (city $243,100).
What the roof job looks like here
On a rowhome the main roof is usually low-slope: the City's Rowhouse Manual says most "appear 'flat', although they are actually gently sloped toward a drain." The new membrane is turned up the parapet and tied into the neighbors' roofs at both party walls.
On houses this old, check for slate, including a slate mansard front, and for more than one layer. The City's EZ standard requires every existing layer to come off first where the roof is slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile, or already has two or more coverings.
Read more: rowhouse flat roofs, flat roof systems , slate roofs, tear-off or roof-over.
Historic designation
No local historic district covers 19140, but 52 properties here are individually listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. For those, the Historical Commission approves the work before L&I issues the permit.
Which streets, which months
Roof permits issued in 19140 from 2021 through 2025 were filed for houses on 119 streets, led by N 7th St (21), Franklin St (19) and Marshall St (18). Of the 564 permits issued in 19140 from 2021 through 2025, the most came in April and August (54 each), the fewest in September (28). December through February still accounted for 25% of them: roofs here are replaced in winter too.
- N 7th St · 21
- Franklin St · 19
- Marshall St · 18
- N 18th St · 14
- Reese St · 14
- N 13th St · 14
- N 11th St · 13
- N 15th St · 12
Questions about a new roof in Hunting Park and Nicetown
Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Hunting Park and Nicetown?
Yes. A roof covering replacement in Philadelphia goes through an EZ permit from L&I. In 2025 the City issued 129 of them in 19140 (Hunting Park and Tioga), 3rd of 46 ZIP codes.
How old are the houses in Hunting Park and Nicetown?
58% of homes in 19140 were built in 1939 or earlier (city: 40%); the median year built is 1938. 56% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners (Census ACS 2020–2024).
What kind of roof do rowhomes in Hunting Park and Nicetown have?
85% of owner-occupied homes here are rowhomes or twins. Most rowhouse roofs look flat but slope gently toward a drain, so a replacement means a low-slope membrane turned up the parapet and sealed to the roofs next door.
Does the old roof have to come off on an older house in Hunting Park and Nicetown?
Under the City's EZ re-roofing standard, every existing layer comes off first where the roof is slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile, or already has two or more coverings. On houses this old, check for slate and for more than one layer.
Is Hunting Park and Nicetown in a historic district?
No local historic district covers 19140, but 52 properties are individually on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places; for those the Historical Commission approves the work before L&I issues the permit.
Next to 19140
- Germantown · 19144 · 97 permits
- Fairhill and Hartranft · 19133 · 48 permits
- East Falls and Allegheny West · 19129 · 20 permits
- Strawberry Mansion and Allegheny West · 19132 · 117 permits
- Logan and Fern Rock · 19141 · 92 permits
- Olney and Feltonville · 19120 · 107 permits
- Port Richmond and Harrowgate · 19134 · 87 permits
- Frankford and Juniata Park · 19124 · 104 permits
Sources: L&I permits (OpenDataPhilly) and City map layers, queried October 24, 2026; Census ACS 2020–2024; L&I EZ re-roofing standard; Rowhouse Manual. All sources. Checked October 24, 2026.