Explore Baltimore building permits, police report data, and R-8 zoning in Gay Street, between Oliver to the north and Dunbar-Broadway to the south.
Search this neighborhoodGay Street has about 1,823 residents and 842 housing units. Oliver is its neighbor to the north, Dunbar-Broadway to the south, Middle East to the east, and Oldtown and Johnston Square to the west. Two parks lie inside the outline: Madison Square Park (4.6 acres, Neighborhood Park) and Eden & Eager Park (0.7 acres, Mini Park). Madison Square Recreation Center, Bond & Chase Street Park and the private Community Initiatives Academy at 1401 East Biddle Street are also here, along with several churches.
By area, zoning is mostly Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-8 covers 77 percent), with Open Space (OS) at 9 percent, Office-Residential (OR-1) at 6 percent and some Commercial districts. Transit includes MTA Metro SubwayLink, CityLink Brown and CityLink Lime. Search any address in CivicScout to open a report that combines permits, police reports, 311 requests, open housing notices, parks and zoning within a half mile of that address.
CivicScout counts Baltimore Police Department offense reports (NIBRS Group A) that carry a location and are tagged to Gay Street 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 Gay Street most often list rowhouse dwelling, single family dwelling and vacant lot 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 Gay Street is mostly Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-8) and Open Space (OS), 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 Gay Street 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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