Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-3 and RSA-5 zoning in Westside Germantown, on the Chestnut Hill West Line.
Search this neighborhoodWestside Germantown is a small residential neighborhood of about 3,900 residents between East Falls and Penn Knox, on the west side of Germantown Avenue. RSA-3 attached lots cover about 25% of it and RSA-5 rowhouse lots 19%.
Cloverly Park is its public green space. The Chestnut Hill West Regional Rail Line and bus routes 26, 41, 53 and K serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Westside Germantown. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Westside Germantown include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 294 permits in Westside Germantown from January 2024 through October 2026, 52 of them building permits (15 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 29% of building permits here were for new construction, a higher share than most Philadelphia neighborhoods; the rest cover alterations and additions to existing buildings.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Westside Germantown by area is RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 25% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 19% and RTA-1 (two-family attached houses) at 7%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Westside 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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