Explore Baltimore building permits, police report data, and R-5 zoning in Cheswolde, a Baltimore neighborhood beside Mount Washington.
Search this neighborhoodCheswolde is a Baltimore neighborhood of about 7,877 residents and 3,232 housing units. The Baltimore County line forms its northern edge. Mount Washington, Cross Country and Glen lie to the south, Mount Washington to the east and Cross Country to the west. Western Run Park, a 50.7-acre citywide park about 64 percent of which falls inside Cheswolde, is the city park here. Ner Tamid Montessori, the Edward A. Myerberg Senior Center, Kol Torah and Shomrei Emunah are also inside.
About 31 percent of Cheswolde by area is zoned R-5, Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential, while Detached and Semi-Detached Residential districts (R-1, R-1-E and R-1-D) together cover about 52 percent and Open Space about 9 percent. MTA Route 34, Route 92 and Route 85 serve the area. To see how a specific block fits in, search an address such as 2714 Hanson Ave in CivicScout and open the report, which combines permits, police reports, 311 requests, open housing notices, parks and zoning within a half mile.
CivicScout counts Baltimore Police Department offense reports (NIBRS Group A) that carry a location and are tagged to Cheswolde over the last 12 months, and shows open housing notices within a half mile of a searched address. The feed has almost no drug, narcotic or weapons offense records, so counts leave those offenses out. CivicScout does not have traffic crash data for Baltimore.
View safety data →Permits issued in the last 12 months within a half mile of the center of Cheswolde most often list single family dwelling, detached dwelling and rowhouse dwelling as the property use. Permit counts use that half-mile circle, not the exact neighborhood outline.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →Zoning in Cheswolde is mostly Detached and Semi-Detached Residential (R-1, R-1-E and R-1-D) and Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-5), by area; the exact district varies by parcel.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →A CivicScout report for any Cheswolde address combines permits, police reports, 311 requests, open housing notices, parks and zoning within a half mile. Restaurant inspection and traffic crash data are not available for Baltimore.
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