Bridgeport · Then vs Now
Bridgeport: 2024-08 vs 2025-08
A side-by-side look at how Bridgeport shifted between two periods.
| 2024-08 | 2025-08 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 19 | 29 | +53% |
| Construction value ($) | $835,325 | $2,556,045 | +206% |
| New business licenses | 15 | 18 | +20% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,044 | 1,158 | +11% |
| Reported crimes | 155 | 191 | +23% |
| Violent crimes | 41 | 45 | +10% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 3 | +50% |
2024-08
Bridgeport issues 19 permits worth $835k
Bridgeport pulled 19 permits in August, down slightly from 21 the month before. Total value came to $835k, about 5% under July's $879k. Express permits led the way with 12, followed by seven renovation or alteration permits. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the data this month.
2025-08
Bridgeport permit value hits $2.6M on 29 filings
Bridgeport logged 29 permits in August, up 16% from July, with total value climbing to $2.6 million. Eighteen of those permits came through the express program, typically used for quick residential fixes and renovations. Four new construction permits also cleared, alongside three sign permits. No new businesses opened and no 311 complaints showed up in the data. A quiet month on the commercial side, with the action in the building department.
New businesses — 2024-08
- XIN SHANYA SALON (Limited Business License)
- ZT EXPRESS TO CHINA (Limited Business License)
- Archerstone Countertops (Manufacturing Establishments)
- TAILORED ELEMENTS (Manufacturing Establishments)
- THEME HOUSE (Public Place of Amusement)
- Bertco Development (Limited Business License)
- BOW WOW MEOW PURRFESSIONAL PETCARE INC. (Regulated Business License)
- THEME HOUSE (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- TotalBodyUWant.Com (Limited Business License)
- D.R. TRAVEL AGENCY (Regulated Business License)
New businesses — 2025-08
- QIN ZHENG (Peddler License)
- HEART AND THORN TATTOO (Regulated Business License)
- CHINESE KITCHEN AND SUSHI (Special Event Food)
- Shared Floor Ceramics (Limited Business License)
- SMART LEARNING CENTER LLC (Children's Services Facility License)
- SUNNY FURNITURE (Limited Business License)
- MIN'S NOODLE HOUSE, LTD. (Retail Food Establishment)
- SMART LEARNING CENTER (Children's Services Facility License)
- MCDONALD'S (Retail Food Establishment)
- MCDONALDS (Retail Food Establishment)