Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-2 and RM-1 zoning in Sharswood, in North Philadelphia.
Search this neighborhoodSharswood is a small North Philadelphia neighborhood of about 2,700 residents between Brewerytown and Francisville, along Girard Avenue. RSA-2 lots cover about 35% of it and RM-1 multi-family 23%.
The General John F. Reynolds School and the Promise Academy at Roberts Vaux High School are inside the boundary. The Route 15 trolley and bus routes 33 and 61 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Sharswood. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Sharswood include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,234 permits in Sharswood from January 2024 through October 2026, 96 of them building permits (70 for new construction) and 18 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 73% 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 Sharswood by area is RSA-2 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 35% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 23% and RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 5%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Sharswood 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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