Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSD-3 and RSA-3 zoning in East Germantown, around Awbury Arboretum.
Search this neighborhoodEast Germantown is a neighborhood of about 13,000 residents in the Northwest, between Wister to the south and West Oak Lane to the north, with Ogontz and Logan to the east. Detached RSD-3 lots are its largest zoning district at 21%, followed by RSA-3 attached lots at 12%, RM-1 multi-family and RSA-5 rowhouse lots at 10% each.
Awbury Park and Recreation Center, the Donna Reed Miller Recreation Center and the Lonnie Young Recreation Center of East Germantown are inside the boundary, and East Chelten Avenue is the main commercial street. SEPTA routes 18, 26, 41, 51, 81 and K serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in East Germantown. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of East Germantown include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,140 permits in East Germantown from January 2024 through October 2026, 158 of them building permits (29 for new construction) and 11 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 18% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in East Germantown by area is RSD-3 (detached single-family houses), covering about 21% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 12% and RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 10%.
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