Ashburn · Then vs Now
Ashburn: 2025-05 vs 2026-05
A side-by-side look at how Ashburn shifted between two periods.
| 2025-05 | 2026-05 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 52 | 0 | -100% |
| Construction value ($) | $850,540 | $0 | -100% |
| New business licenses | 19 | 6 | -68% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,366 | 0 | -100% |
| Reported crimes | 159 | 0 | -100% |
| Violent crimes | 51 | 0 | -100% |
| Failed food inspections | 1 | 0 | -100% |
2025-05
Ashburn permit count up 27% on express filings
Ashburn logged 52 permits in May, up from 41 the month before. Fifty of them came through the express program—quick-turnaround stuff like water heaters and minor electrical work. Total permit value dropped to $851k from $1.25 million, though that's typical when routine jobs dominate the queue. One renovation permit and one elevator job rounded out the month. No new businesses opened, none closed, and service requests were quiet.
2026-05
Ashburn permits drop to zero after May lull
Ashburn issued no building permits in May, down from nine in April. The neighborhood also logged zero 311 service requests after 463 the month prior. Six new business licenses did come through: Pete's Fresh Market #18 grabbed three (retail food, shared kitchen, package goods), plus Gallery Furniture, Fabulous Hair and Weave Salon, and a BP tobacco license. Crime reports fell to zero from eleven.
New businesses — 2025-05
- KEDZIE LIQUIDATION PLUS (Limited Business License)
- ASSEMBLERS, INC. (Limited Business License)
- shark fish and chicken (Retail Food Establishment)
- LITTLE CAESAR ENTERPRISES, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- McDONALD'S (Retail Food Establishment)
- LACOCO'S ALL OCCASIONS EVENT VENUE LLC (Limited Business License)
- Q SAZON MEXICAN RESTAURANT (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- Q SAZON MEXICAN RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)
- SMOKE FILLED ROOM (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- BP (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2026-05
- PETE'S FRESH MARKET #18 (Retail Food Establishment)
- PETE'S FRESH MARKET #18 (Food - Shared Kitchen - Supplemental)
- PETE'S FRESH MARKET #18 (Package Goods)
- GALLERY FURNITURE (Limited Business License)
- FABULOUS HAIR AND WEAVE SALON (Limited Business License)
- BP (Tobacco)