Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-3 and RSA-5 zoning in Garden Court, in West Philadelphia.
Search this neighborhoodGarden Court is a West Philadelphia neighborhood of large Victorian twins and rowhouses between Spruce Hill and Cobbs Creek, with a median home value near $488,000. RSA-3 attached lots cover about 23% of it, RSA-5 13% and RM-1 11%.
Malcolm X Memorial Park, a 6-acre square at 51st and Pine streets, is its main public space. SEPTA bus routes 42 and 64 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Garden Court. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Garden Court include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 244 permits in Garden Court from January 2024 through October 2026, 29 of them building permits (1 for new construction) and 11 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 Garden Court by area is RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 23% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 13% and RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 11%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Garden Court 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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