Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-3 and RSD-3 zoning in East Mount Airy, home of Cliveden.
Search this neighborhoodEast Mount Airy is a Northwest Philadelphia neighborhood of about 18,800 residents along upper Germantown Avenue, between Chestnut Hill and Cedarbrook to the north and the historic core of Germantown to the south. Its zoning is mixed, with RSA-3 attached lots at 19%, RSD-3 detached lots at 16% and RSA-5 rowhouse lots at 13%.
Cliveden, the Benjamin Chew House at 6401 Germantown Avenue that was a focal point of the 1777 Battle of Germantown, Cliveden Park, the Sedgwick Theatre, the Concord School House and the Upper Burying Ground of Germantown are inside the boundary. Stenton station on the Chestnut Hill East Line and bus routes 18, 23, 51, 71 and 81 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in East Mount Airy. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of East Mount Airy include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,517 permits in East Mount Airy from January 2024 through October 2026, 194 of them building permits (30 for new construction) and 13 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 15% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in East Mount Airy by area is RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 19% of the neighborhood, followed by RSD-3 (detached single-family houses) at 16% and RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 13%.
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