Armour Square · Then vs Now
Armour Square: 2024-05 vs 2025-05
A side-by-side look at how Armour Square shifted between two periods.
| 2024-05 | 2025-05 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 10 | 8 | -20% |
| Construction value ($) | $9,658,400 | $519,800 | -95% |
| New business licenses | 21 | 28 | +33% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 343 | 339 | -1% |
| Reported crimes | 75 | 84 | +12% |
| Violent crimes | 25 | 33 | +32% |
| Failed food inspections | 26 | 8 | -69% |
2024-05
Armour Square permit value hits $9.6 million
Ten permits pulled $9.6 million in May, up from $516k the month before—a nineteenfold jump. Four came through the express program; two were new construction. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests dropped 5 percent, led by 96 graffiti calls. Crime fell 9 percent overall, violent offenses down 11 percent. Food inspection failures nearly tripled to 26.
2025-05
Armour Square permit value drops 74% to $520k
Permit activity fell sharply in May—just eight permits worth $520k, down from 16 permits and $2 million the month before. Graffiti removal requests led 311 calls with 79 reports, more than double the next category. Street lights out and broken traffic signals also drew complaints. Crime ticked up 5% to 84 incidents, with violent offenses nearly flat at 33. Food inspection failures rose from six to eight. No new businesses opened or closed.
New businesses — 2024-05
- TANJERINE STUDIOS LLC (Pop-Up Retail User)
- KOU LING CORP. (Limited Business License)
- J & J CAR WASH (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- CHINATOWN HOLISTIC MASSAGE SPA (Regulated Business License)
- CHISOX CORPORATION (Commercial Garage)
- AVID VISA SERVICES (Regulated Business License)
- CM LAN DESIGN GROUP (Regulated Business License)
- JUE WEI YA BA WANG INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- ST. ANNA BAKERY (Retail Food Establishment)
- KUNGFU TEA (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2025-05
- SOMI JEWELRY & GIFTS (Limited Business License)
- ZHINAO FENG (Peddler License)
- CHUANYIN LIN (Peddler License)
- LINYAN XIA (Peddler License)
- ILLINOIS SPORTSERVICE, INC. (Special Event Liquor)
- INNOVATIVE PARKING SOLUTIONS LLC (Private Booting Registration)
- K-POP OF CHINATOWN (Limited Business License)
- MCPOS (Limited Business License)
- DIM DIM FOOD INC (Retail Food Establishment)
- MACAU SPA INC. (Regulated Business License)