Explore Pittsburgh building permits, police incident data, and SP-5 zoning in South Side Flats, the East Carson Street district on the Monongahela.
Search this neighborhoodSouth Side Flats is the riverside lowland of the South Side, along the Monongahela River, centered on East Carson Street and its restaurants, bars and theaters, including the Rex Theater and Pittsburgh City Theatre. SouthSide Works, a mixed-use district, is on the eastern waterfront and has its own zoning district covering about 21% of the neighborhood.
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's South Side branch is on East Carson Street, and South Side Riverfront Park runs along the river. South Side High School, now the Residence at South High, and George K. Cupples Stadium are also here. Single-Unit Attached Residential Very High Density covers about 19% of the neighborhood. PRT routes 48, 51, 54, 75, 81 and 83 serve the area.
CivicScout tracks Pittsburgh Bureau of Police reported incidents that carry a location and open code enforcement cases for any searched address in South Side Flats. Police publish no location for sex offenses, so located counts understate violent crime. CivicScout does not have traffic crash data for Pittsburgh.
View safety data →Permits filed in South Side Flats since mid-2024 are mostly building and development applications and electrical permits.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →Zoning in South Side Flats is mostly Southside Works (SP-5), Single-Unit Attached Residential Very High Density (R1A-VH), and Riverfront Industrial Mixed Use (RIV-IMU), by area; the exact district varies by parcel.
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View schools →A CivicScout report for any South Side Flats address combines permits, police incidents, 311 requests, code violations, parks and zoning within a half mile.
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