Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-4 and RSA-1 zoning in Morrell Park, in the far Northeast.
Search this neighborhoodMorrell Park is a far Northeast neighborhood of about 7,900 residents, between Modena and Torresdale, near Northeast Philadelphia Airport. RSA-4 attached lots cover about 30% of it and RSA-1 lots 20%.
Thomas Mitchell Playground and two Fairmount drainage right-of-way natural areas are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 20, 50, 66, 67, 84, 450 and 462 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Morrell Park. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Morrell Park include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 318 permits in Morrell Park from January 2024 through October 2026, 34 of them building permits (2 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 6% of them.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Morrell Park by area is RSA-4 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 30% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-1 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 20% and RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 6%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Morrell Park 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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