Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-2 and SP-CIV zoning in Northwood, around the Juniata Golf Club.
Search this neighborhoodNorthwood is a Lower Northeast neighborhood of about 10,800 residents, between Juniata Park and Mayfair, along Roosevelt Boulevard. RSA-2 attached lots cover about 17% of it, civic (SP-CIV) land 14%, parks and open space 14% and RSA-3 lots 11%.
Friends Hospital on Roosevelt Boulevard, founded in 1813 as the first private psychiatric hospital in the United States, is inside the boundary, along with about 65 acres of the Juniata Golf Club, Tacony Creek Park, Northwood Park and the Simpson Recreation Center. SEPTA routes 41, 72, 75, 82, 426, 447, 495 and K serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Northwood. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Northwood include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 487 permits in Northwood from January 2024 through October 2026, 63 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 Northwood by area is RSA-2 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 17% of the neighborhood, followed by SP-CIV (civic facilities) at 14% and SP-PO-A (parks and open space) at 14%.
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