Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and SP-PO-A and RSA-3 zoning in Academy Gardens, beside the John F. Byrne Golf Club.
Search this neighborhoodAcademy Gardens is a residential neighborhood in far Northeast Philadelphia, between Aston-Woodbridge to the west and Torresdale to the east and south. The John F. Byrne Golf Club alone covers about 87 acres inside the boundary, and parks and open space is the largest single zoning category here.
Most of the housing is attached and detached single-family homes on RSA-2 and RSA-3 lots, with a smaller share of RSD-1 detached lots. Torresdale Recreation Center is the main neighborhood playground and recreation site. SEPTA bus routes 19, 20, 66, 450 and 462 serve the area.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Academy Gardens. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Academy Gardens include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 188 permits in Academy Gardens from January 2024 through October 2026, 25 of them building permits (1 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Building permits are almost all for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with little new construction.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Academy Gardens by area is SP-PO-A (parks and open space), covering about 30% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 20% and RSA-2 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 15%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Academy Gardens addresses surface City of Philadelphia L&I building permits, code violations, 311 requests, nearby parks and the applicable Philadelphia Zoning Code district.
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