Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning in Bella Vista, home of the Italian Market.
Search this neighborhoodBella Vista is a South Philadelphia neighborhood between Washington Square West and Dickinson Narrows, with Queen Village to the east and Hawthorne and Passyunk Square to the west. Rowhouse RSA-5 lots cover about 29% of it, with multi-family RM-1 blocks and CMX-2 commercial corridors making up much of the rest.
The 9th Street Italian Market runs through the neighborhood, and the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial on Catharine Street, the George W. Nebinger School and Walter Palumbo Recreation Center are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 40, 47 and 64 serve the area.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Bella Vista. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Bella Vista include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 634 permits in Bella Vista from January 2024 through October 2026, 108 of them building permits (3 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 Bella Vista by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 29% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 15% and CMX-2 (commercial mixed-use) at 14%.
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