Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-3 and SP-PO-A zoning in Burholme, on the Fox Chase Line.
Search this neighborhoodBurholme is a residential neighborhood in the upper Northeast, between Fox Chase and Oxford Circle. About 28% of it is zoned RSA-3 for attached single-family housing, and parks and open space covers another 27%, most of it Burholme Park and the neighboring Ryerss Museum grounds.
CMX-2 commercial corridors cover about 11% of the area. The SEPTA Fox Chase Regional Rail Line serves the neighborhood, along with bus routes 18, 24, 70 and 77.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Burholme. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Burholme include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 124 permits in Burholme from January 2024 through October 2026, 16 of them building permits (0 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 Burholme by area is RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 28% of the neighborhood, followed by SP-PO-A (parks and open space) at 27% and CMX-2 (commercial mixed-use) at 11%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Burholme 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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