Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning in Point Breeze, around Wharton Square.
Search this neighborhoodPoint Breeze is a South Philadelphia rowhouse neighborhood of about 17,000 residents, between Graduate Hospital to the north and West Passyunk to the south, with a median household income near $93,000. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 47% of it, with multi-family RM-1 at 6% and medium industrial land at 5%.
Wharton Square, Charles H. Chew Sr. Playground and the George W. Childs Elementary School on South 16th Street are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 2, 4, 7, 17, 29 and 64 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Point Breeze. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Point Breeze include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 3,134 permits in Point Breeze from January 2024 through October 2026, 530 of them building permits (107 for new construction) and 22 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 20% of building permits here were for new construction, a higher share than most Philadelphia neighborhoods; the rest cover alterations and additions to existing buildings.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Point Breeze by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 47% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 6% and I-2 (medium industrial land) at 5%.
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