Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and I-3 and RSA-5 zoning in Richmond, along Aramingo Avenue and the Delaware River.
Search this neighborhoodRichmond is a river-ward neighborhood of about 26,300 residents on the Delaware, between Fishtown and Bridesburg, and it includes the area many residents call Port Richmond. Heavy industrial (I-3) zoning covers about 28% of it and RSA-5 rowhouse lots 18%, with medium industrial land at 9%.
St. Adalbert Roman Catholic Church on East Allegheny Avenue, a landmark of the area's Polish community, the Lithuanian Music Hall, the Betsy Ross Bridge and the Delair rail bridge are inside the boundary. Reverend M. Monkiewicz Recreation Center, Cohocksink Recreation Center, Campbell Square and General Casimir Pulaski Park are its parks. The Route 15 trolley and bus routes 5, 25, 54, 60, 73 and 76 serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Richmond. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Richmond include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 3,254 permits in Richmond from January 2024 through October 2026, 444 of them building permits (149 for new construction) and 37 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 34% of building permits here were for new construction, a higher share than most Philadelphia neighborhoods; the rest cover alterations and additions to existing buildings.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Richmond by area is I-3 (heavy industrial land), covering about 28% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 18% and I-2 (medium industrial land) at 9%.
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