19111
Roof replacement in Fox Chase and Lawndale
Covers Fox Chase, Oxford Circle, Lawndale and Burholme, in the city's Central Northeast planning district. 69% of owner-occupied homes here are rowhomes or twins and 24% are detached, so the roofs on one block can be a low-slope membrane and on the next a pitched shingle roof.
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43
EZ roof covering replacement permits in 19111 in 2025
69%
of owner-occupied homes are rowhomes or twins (1-unit attached)
12%
of homes built in 1939 or earlier
54%
of occupied homes lived in by their owners
Permits: City of Philadelphia L&I open data. Homes: Census ACS 2020–2024.
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Roof permits in 19111
City records show 43 EZ permits for replacing a roof covering in 19111 in 2025, 21st of 46 ZIP codes. Measured against owner-occupied homes it is 3.0 per 1,000, well below the 6.6 for the city as a whole. It has stayed in the same range since 2021, when there were 45. Through October 23, 2026, 21 more were issued in 2026, after 86 in 2024. Residential: 40; commercial: 3.
The homes in 19111
Of 27,553 homes here, 14,174 are lived in by their owners: 54% of occupied homes, against 52% for the city. The median year built is 1957; 12% of homes date from 1939 or earlier and 12% from 1980 or later. Median owner-reported value: $253,700 (city $243,100).
What the roof job looks like here
A rowhouse roof that looks flat is built to drain: in the words of the City's Rowhouse Manual, most "are actually gently sloped toward a drain." That slope, the parapet and the joints with the houses on either side are what a replacement here is mostly about.
Where a house here has a pitched roof, the City's re-roofing standard allows asphalt shingles only on slopes of 2 in 12 or steeper, so a shingled main slope and a low rear roof can need two different systems on one house.
Read more: rowhouse flat roofs, flat roof systems , tear-off or roof-over.
Historic designation
No local historic district covers 19111, but 9 properties here are individually listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. For those, the Historical Commission approves the work before L&I issues the permit.
Which streets, which months
80 streets in 19111 had at least one roof permit between 2021 and 2025; Easy St (47), Penny Ln (33) and Benner St (8) had the most. Of the 270 permits issued in 19111 from 2021 through 2025, the most came in November (38) and September (36), the fewest in December (10). Only 14% fell in December through February.
- Easy St · 47
- Penny Ln · 33
- Benner St · 8
- Levick St · 6
- Robbins St · 6
- Oxford Ave · 5
- Algon Ave · 5
- Tyson Ave · 5
Questions about a new roof in Fox Chase and Lawndale
Does a roof replacement in Fox Chase and Lawndale need a City permit?
Yes. A roof covering replacement in Philadelphia goes through an EZ permit from L&I. In 2025 the City issued 43 of them in 19111 (Fox Chase and Oxford Circle), 21st of 46 ZIP codes.
When were the homes in Fox Chase and Lawndale built?
12% of homes in 19111 were built in 1939 or earlier (city: 40%); the median year built is 1957. 54% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners (Census ACS 2020–2024).
What kind of roof do rowhomes in Fox Chase and Lawndale have?
69% of owner-occupied homes here are rowhomes or twins. Most rowhouse roofs look flat but slope gently toward a drain, so a replacement means a low-slope membrane turned up the parapet and sealed to the roofs next door.
Does the Historical Commission review roofs in Fox Chase and Lawndale?
No local historic district covers 19111, but 9 properties are individually on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places; for those the Historical Commission approves the work before L&I issues the permit.
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Sources: L&I permits (OpenDataPhilly) and City map layers, queried October 24, 2026; Census ACS 2020–2024; L&I EZ re-roofing standard; Rowhouse Manual. All sources. Checked October 24, 2026.