Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and CMX-4 and RSA-5 zoning in West Powelton, beside Drexel University.
Search this neighborhoodWest Powelton is a West Philadelphia neighborhood of about 4,200 residents west of Powelton Village, along the Market-Frankford Line, between Haverford North and Spruce Hill. CMX-4 commercial zoning covers about 24% of it and RSA-5 rowhouse lots 20%.
The John A. Lee Cultural Center is a recreation site inside the boundary. The Market-Frankford Line, the Subway-Surface trolleys and bus routes 30, 40 and 79 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in West Powelton. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of West Powelton include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 435 permits in West Powelton from January 2024 through October 2026, 71 of them building permits (10 for new construction) and 9 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 14% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in West Powelton by area is CMX-4 (commercial mixed-use), covering about 24% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 20% and RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 8%.
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