Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning in Ogontz, in the Upper North side.
Search this neighborhoodOgontz is a residential neighborhood of about 12,300 residents between West Oak Lane to the north and Logan to the south, with East Germantown on its west side. RSA-5 rowhouse and twin lots cover about 44% of it.
Fanny Kemble Abolitionist Memorial Park, Belfield Recreation Center and Harpers Hollow Park are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 6, 18, 22, 26, 51, 55 and K serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Ogontz. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Ogontz include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 925 permits in Ogontz from January 2024 through October 2026, 126 of them building permits (1 for new construction) and 6 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.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Ogontz by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 44% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 7% and RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 5%.
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