Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RM-1 and SP-PO-A zoning in Penrose, in Southwest Philadelphia.
Search this neighborhoodPenrose is a small Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood of about 4,400 residents, between Elmwood and Eastwick. Multi-family RM-1 zoning covers about 34% of it, parks and open space 10% and RSA-3 attached lots 10%.
Suffolk Park and Elmwood Park are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 37, 68, 108 and 411 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Penrose. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Penrose include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 188 permits in Penrose from January 2024 through October 2026, only 12 of them building permits; most activity here is trade work (plumbing, electrical and mechanical) on existing buildings.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Penrose by area is RM-1 (multi-family housing), covering about 34% of the neighborhood, followed by SP-PO-A (parks and open space) at 10% and RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 10%.
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View schools →Location reports for Penrose 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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