Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RSA-3 zoning in Southwest Germantown, at Wayne Junction.
Search this neighborhoodSouthwest Germantown is a neighborhood of about 9,500 residents at the lower end of Germantown Avenue, with Wister to the north and Tioga to the south. RSA-5 and RSA-3 lots each cover about 20% of it, and parks and open space another 10%.
Wayne Junction station, served by four Regional Rail lines, is inside the boundary, as are Loudoun Mansion at 4650 Germantown Avenue, Fernhill Park, Loudoun Park, Happy Hollow Recreation Center and Kay Park. Bus routes 23, 53, 71 and 81 also serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Southwest Germantown. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Southwest Germantown include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 734 permits in Southwest Germantown from January 2024 through October 2026, 122 of them building permits (9 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 7% 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 Southwest Germantown by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 21% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 20% and SP-PO-A (parks and open space) at 10%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Southwest Germantown 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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