Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning in Brewerytown, at the edge of East Fairmount Park.
Search this neighborhoodBrewerytown is a North Philadelphia neighborhood named for the lager breweries that lined the area in the 19th century. It runs between Fairmount and Sharswood to the south and Strawberry Mansion to the north, with East Fairmount Park on its western edge. About 40% of the neighborhood is zoned RSA-5 for rowhouses, with RM-1 multi-family at 13% and RMX-2 residential mixed-use at 6%.
The Athletic Recreation Center is the main public recreation site inside the boundary. The Route 15 Girard Avenue trolley and bus routes 3, 7, 48 and 61 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Brewerytown. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Brewerytown include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,913 permits in Brewerytown from January 2024 through October 2026, 306 of them building permits (81 for new construction) and 21 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 26% 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 Brewerytown by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 40% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 13% and RMX-2 (residential mixed-use) at 6%.
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