Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-3 and RSA-5 zoning in Cedarbrook, on the northwest edge of the city.
Search this neighborhoodCedarbrook is a residential neighborhood in the upper Northwest, between Mount Airy to the south and the city line to the north. RSA-3 attached lots cover about 40% of it and RSA-5 rowhouse lots another 22%, with Cedarbrook Plaza and CMX-2 commercial frontage along Easton Road and East Mount Airy Avenue.
Dorothy Emanuel Recreation Center is the main public recreation site. SEPTA bus routes 18, 51, 71 and 77 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Cedarbrook. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Cedarbrook include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 614 permits in Cedarbrook from January 2024 through October 2026, 55 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.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Cedarbrook by area is RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 40% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 22% and RSA-2 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 6%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Cedarbrook 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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