Explore Baltimore building permits, police report data, and R-8 zoning in Otterbein, south of Downtown West and west of the Inner Harbor.
Search this neighborhoodOtterbein is a Baltimore neighborhood of about 2,260 residents and 1,608 housing units. Downtown West lies to the north, Federal Hill and Sharp-Leadenhall to the south, the Inner Harbor and Federal Hill to the east, and the Stadium/Entertainment Area to the west. Homesteader Park, Hanover Square and Wheel Park are inside its outline, along with the Wheel Monument and the Little Montgomery Street Historic District.
Zoning in Otterbein is mostly Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-8 at 47% and R-7 at 5%) and Downtown Commercial (C-5-DC at 32%). MTA Light RailLink, Route 94 Fort McHenry - Sinai Hospital and the CityLink Silver line serve the area. Search an Otterbein address in CivicScout for 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 Otterbein 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 Otterbein most often list office, rowhouse dwelling and single family 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 Otterbein is mostly Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-8 and R-7) and Downtown Commercial (C-5-DC), 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 Otterbein 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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