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Auburn Gresham · Then vs Now

Auburn Gresham: 2024-11 vs 2025-11

A side-by-side look at how Auburn Gresham shifted between two periods.

2024-11 2025-11 Change
Building permits 30 31 +3%
Construction value ($) $650,045 $776,039 +19%
New business licenses 17 20 +18%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,077 1,051 -2%
Reported crimes 485 524 +8%
Violent crimes 172 165 -4%
Failed food inspections 6 0 -100%

2024-11

Auburn Gresham permit activity drops to 30

Thirty permits cleared in November, down from 47 the month before. Total value was $650k, a 30% drop from October's $924k. Most of the action came through the express program—26 of the 30 permits—with three renovation jobs and one reinstatement rounding out the list. No new businesses opened or closed in the data.

2025-11

Auburn Gresham permit count drops 35%, value holds steady

Auburn Gresham issued 31 permits in November, down from 48 the month before. Despite the drop in volume, total permit value barely budged—about $776,000 versus $795,000 in October. Most of the work came through the express permit program, which accounted for 25 of the 31 permits. Three renovation projects and a pair of sign permits rounded out the month. No new businesses opened, none closed, and service request data wasn't available.

New businesses — 2024-11

  • ELI CLI FOOD MART, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • SAVAD'S LEARNING STUDIO (Children's Services Facility License)
  • SAMIR MARKET & TOBACCO INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • 76 GAS (Filling Station)
  • 76 GAS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • 76 GAS (Tobacco)
  • GREEN CLEAN (Limited Business License)
  • ROD N LIQUIDATION INC. (Limited Business License)
  • BRIGHT LITTLE LEADERS BEFORE AND AFTER CARE LEARNING CENTER INC. (Children's Services Facility License)
  • DREAMCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. (Children's Services Facility License)

New businesses — 2025-11

  • SAMS DELI & MARKET INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BOOST MOBILE (Limited Business License)
  • FAMILY DOLLAR #32483 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • EXCLUSIVE COMMUNICATIONS OF 87TH (Limited Business License)
  • FAMILY DOLLAR STORE # 7612 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • EXCLUSIVE COMMUNICATIONS OF 87TH (Secondhand Dealer)
  • LOTS OF LOVE NFP (Children's Services Facility License)
  • LIBERTY TAX SERVICE (Limited Business License)
  • FAMILY DOLLAR #5392 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • 76 GAS (Tobacco)