Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and I-2 and SP-PO-A zoning in Torresdale, along the Delaware River.
Search this neighborhoodTorresdale is a far Northeast neighborhood of about 12,100 residents on the Delaware River, between Holmesburg and the Bucks County line. Medium industrial land covers about 15% of it, parks and open space 11%, RM-2 apartments 7% and RSD-3 detached lots 7%.
Glen Foerd on the Delaware, a 23-acre riverfront estate, Joseph C. Fluehr Memorial Park, Pleasant Hill Park with the fish hatchery, Poquessing Creek Park and George Jacobs Playground are inside the boundary. Torresdale station on the Trenton Regional Rail Line and bus routes 19, 66, 70, 84 and 88 serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Torresdale. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Torresdale include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 459 permits in Torresdale from January 2024 through October 2026, 47 of them building permits (5 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 11% 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 Torresdale by area is I-2 (medium industrial land), covering about 15% of the neighborhood, followed by SP-PO-A (parks and open space) at 11% and RM-2 (multi-family housing) at 7%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Torresdale 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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