Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and CA-2 zoning in Girard Estates, around Marconi Plaza.
Search this neighborhoodGirard Estates is a South Philadelphia neighborhood of about 10,600 residents between Packer Park to the south and West Passyunk to the north, named for Stephen Girard. Rowhouse RSA-5 lots cover about 22% of it, with auto-oriented commercial (CA-2) and CMX-3 commercial along Oregon Avenue and Passyunk Avenue.
Marconi Plaza, Stephen Girard Park and the Commodore John Barry Playground are the public green spaces, and the Broad Street Line and bus routes 2, 4, 7, 17, 37, 63 and 68 serve it. The Philadelphia Job Corps Life Science Institute and the Bregy School are inside the boundary.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Girard Estates. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Girard Estates include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 805 permits in Girard Estates from January 2024 through October 2026, 109 of them building permits (3 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 Girard Estates by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 22% of the neighborhood, followed by CA-2 (auto-oriented commercial) at 12% and CMX-3 (commercial mixed-use) at 11%.
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View schools →Location reports for Girard Estates 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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