Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and SP-PO-A zoning in Wister, around Wister's Woods.
Search this neighborhoodWister is a Germantown neighborhood of about 5,300 residents between Morton and Southwest Germantown, on the Chestnut Hill East Line. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 23% of it, parks and open space 13% and RSA-2 12%.
Wister's Woods Park, Wister Playground and Grumblethorpe, the 1744 house of John Wister at 5267 Germantown Avenue, are inside the boundary. The Chestnut Hill East Regional Rail Line and bus route 23 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Wister. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Wister include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 534 permits in Wister from January 2024 through October 2026, 59 of them building permits (23 for new construction) and 9 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 39% 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 Wister by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 23% of the neighborhood, followed by SP-PO-A (parks and open space) at 13% and RSA-2 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 12%.
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