Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and I-2 zoning in Summerdale, along Cheltenham Avenue.
Search this neighborhoodSummerdale is a small Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood of about 2,800 residents, between Crescentville and Northwood. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 37% of it, medium industrial land 10% and RSA-3 lots 7%.
Edward Houseman Playground is its public park. SEPTA routes 19, 24, 67, 72, 82, 426, 447 and 495 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Summerdale. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Summerdale include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 313 permits in Summerdale from January 2024 through October 2026, 26 of them building permits (0 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Building permits are almost all for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with little new construction.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Summerdale by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 37% of the neighborhood, followed by I-2 (medium industrial land) at 10% and RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 7%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Summerdale 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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