Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and I-2 zoning in Fern Rock, at the Broad Street Line terminus.
Search this neighborhoodFern Rock is a residential neighborhood in the Upper North side of the city, between East Oak Lane and Olney, anchored by the Fern Rock Transportation Center at the north end of the Broad Street Line. Rowhouse RSA-5 lots cover about 23% of it, with medium industrial land at 15% and RM-1 multi-family at 12%.
A. Albert Cherashore Playground is the neighborhood's recreation site. SEPTA routes 4, 16, 18, 22, 28, 57 and 70 serve the transportation center and the surrounding streets.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Fern Rock. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Fern Rock include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 319 permits in Fern Rock from January 2024 through October 2026, 43 of them building permits (0 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 Fern Rock by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 23% of the neighborhood, followed by I-2 (medium industrial land) at 15% and RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 12%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Fern Rock 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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