Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning in Belmont, along the Girard Avenue trolley.
Search this neighborhoodBelmont is a West Philadelphia neighborhood north of Lancaster Avenue, with East Parkside to the north, Mantua to the east and Mill Creek to the west. Rowhouse RSA-5 lots cover about 27% of it, multi-family RM-1 about 17%, and medium industrial (I-2) land about 10%.
Two trolley lines run through the neighborhood, the Route 15 Girard Avenue trolley and the Subway-Surface lines, along with bus routes 31, 38, 40, 43 and 64.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Belmont. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Belmont include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 735 permits in Belmont from January 2024 through October 2026, 100 of them building permits (48 for new construction) and 13 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 48% of building permits here were for new construction, a higher share than most Philadelphia neighborhoods; the rest cover alterations and additions to existing buildings.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Belmont by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 27% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 17% and I-2 (medium industrial land) at 10%.
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