Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and CMX-4 zoning in West Poplar, around the Divine Lorraine.
Search this neighborhoodWest Poplar is a small North Philadelphia neighborhood of about 5,500 residents along North Broad Street, between Spring Garden and Francisville, north of the Vine Street Expressway. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 35% of it, CMX-4 commercial 11% and ICMX 6%.
The Divine Lorraine Hotel at 699 North Broad Street, Congregation Rodeph Shalom at 615 North Broad Street, Stevens School and the Spring Garden station on the Broad Street Line are inside the boundary. The Route 15 trolley and bus routes 4, 16, 23, 43 and 61 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in West Poplar. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of West Poplar include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 653 permits in West Poplar from January 2024 through October 2026, 106 of them building permits (62 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 58% of building permits here were for new construction, a higher share than most Philadelphia neighborhoods; the rest cover alterations and additions to existing buildings.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in West Poplar by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 35% of the neighborhood, followed by CMX-4 (commercial mixed-use) at 11% and ICMX (industrial-commercial mixed-use) at 6%.
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