Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and I-P and CMX-3 zoning in Riverfront, around Penn's Landing.
Search this neighborhoodRiverfront is the Delaware River waterfront in Center City, with about 2,900 residents, from Northern Liberties to the Navy Yard, centered on Penn's Landing. Port industrial (I-P) zoning covers about 18% of its land, CMX-3 commercial 15% and heavy industrial 14%.
The Independence Seaport Museum at 211 South Columbus Boulevard, the USS Olympia and USS Becuna, the tall ship Moshulu, Spruce Street Harbor Park, the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church are inside the boundary. SEPTA routes 7, 29, 63, 64, 76 and 79 serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Riverfront. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Riverfront include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 443 permits in Riverfront from January 2024 through October 2026, 79 of them building permits (4 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 5% of them.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Riverfront by area is I-P (port industrial land), covering about 18% of the neighborhood, followed by CMX-3 (commercial mixed-use) at 15% and I-3 (heavy industrial land) at 14%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Riverfront 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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