Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and CMX-3 and CMX-4 zoning in Callowhill, around the Vine Street corridor.
Search this neighborhoodCallowhill is a Center City neighborhood north of Vine Street, between Chinatown and Old City to the south and Spring Garden and Poplar to the north. Commercial mixed-use CMX-3 is the largest zoning district at 32%, with CMX-4 downtown commercial land at 12%, and old factory and warehouse buildings have been converted to lofts and offices.
The Terminal Commerce Building, Roman Catholic High School for Boys on North Broad Street and the Franklin Music Hall on North 7th Street are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 4, 16, 23, 43, 47 and 61 serve the area, and the Broad Street Line and Market-Frankford Line stations are within a short walk.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Callowhill. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Callowhill include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 371 permits in Callowhill from January 2024 through October 2026, 49 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 Callowhill by area is CMX-3 (commercial mixed-use), covering about 32% of the neighborhood, followed by CMX-4 (commercial mixed-use) at 12% and RMX-3 (residential mixed-use) at 8%.
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