Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RM-1 and ICMX zoning in Elmwood, in Southwest Philadelphia.
Search this neighborhoodElmwood is a Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood of about 14,000 residents, between Bartram Village and Paschall to the north and Penrose to the south. Multi-family RM-1 zoning covers about 38% of it, with ICMX industrial-commercial land at 11% and CMX-2 commercial blocks at 8%.
J. Francis Finnegan Playground, George Connell Park, Lindbergh Park and Buist Park are its public green spaces, and the John M. Patterson School stands on Buist Avenue. The Subway-Surface trolley and bus routes 37, 63, 108, 409, 411 and 415 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Elmwood. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Elmwood include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,047 permits in Elmwood from January 2024 through October 2026, 135 of them building permits (1 for new construction) and 5 for demolition; 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 Elmwood by area is RM-1 (multi-family housing), covering about 38% of the neighborhood, followed by ICMX (industrial-commercial mixed-use) at 11% and CMX-2 (commercial mixed-use) at 8%.
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