Explore Baltimore building permits, police report data, and R-8 zoning in Penn North, south of Druid Hill Park and west of Reservoir Hill.
Search this neighborhoodPenn North is a Baltimore neighborhood of about 1,650 residents and 1,039 housing units. Druid Hill Park and Reservoir Hill lie to the north, Druid Heights and Sandtown-Winchester to the south, Reservoir Hill to the east, and Auchentoroly-Parkwood, Mondawmin and Sandtown-Winchester to the west. Cloverdale Park (1.7 acres) and North & Woodbrook Park (0.2 acres) are inside its outline, along with the Parkview Recreation Center, the Arch Social Club and the Penn–North station.
Zoning in Penn North is mostly Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-8, 52% of the area) and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD-1, 23%). MTA Metro SubwayLink, the CityLink Lime and Gold lines and Route 85 North Ave LR - Milford Mill serve the area. Search a Penn North 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 Penn North 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 Penn North most often list rowhouse dwelling, single family dwelling and multi-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 Penn North is mostly Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-8) and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD-1), 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 Penn North 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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