Explore Boston building permits, BPD crime data, and two-family and one-family zoning in Roslindale, around Roslindale Square and Mount Hope Cemetery.
Search this neighborhoodRoslindale is a residential neighborhood in southwest Boston, centered on Roslindale Square, where Washington Street, Poplar Street and Cummins Highway meet. Its housing is mostly two-family houses and single-family homes, and the zoning layer shows about 42 percent of the neighborhood as Two-Family Residential and 18 percent as One-Family, with a Squares + Streets district covering the village center.
Cemeteries account for much of the open land, including Mount Hope Cemetery, founded in 1852, and Mount Calvary Cemetery, along with the Roslindale Wetlands, Fallon Field and Healy Playground. The Needham Line commuter rail stops at Roslindale Village, and bus routes run along Washington Street, Poplar Street and Cummins Highway to Forest Hills.
CivicScout tracks Boston Police reported incidents, Vision Zero traffic crash records, and open building and property violation cases within a half mile of any searched address in Roslindale. Crash records here do not publish injury counts.
View safety data →Permit activity is mostly renovation, additions and rooftop work on two-family and single-family houses, with commercial work in the Roslindale Square and Washington Street districts.
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View new construction →About 42 percent of Roslindale is zoned Two-Family Residential and 18 percent One-Family, with cemetery open space about 12 percent and the Squares + Streets Roslindale district about 9 percent.
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