Edgewater · Then vs Now
Edgewater: 2024-11 vs 2025-11
A side-by-side look at how Edgewater shifted between two periods.
| 2024-11 | 2025-11 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 22 | 44 | +100% |
| Construction value ($) | $1,071,809 | $1,934,927 | +81% |
| New business licenses | 28 | 25 | -11% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 908 | 923 | +2% |
| Reported crimes | 295 | 198 | -33% |
| Violent crimes | 90 | 66 | -27% |
| Failed food inspections | 15 | 4 | -73% |
2024-11
Edgewater permit activity drops 58% in November
Edgewater logged 22 permits in November, down from 52 the month before. Permit value fell even harder—from $6.5 million to just over $1 million, an 83% drop. Most of the activity came through the express program (14 permits), with another six for renovations. No new business licenses appeared in the data, and the other metrics sat at zero. A quiet month by recent standards.
2025-11
Edgewater gets Gobez Coffee, four food fails
Permit value jumped 14% to $1.9 million in November, though the count fell by three to 44. Signs led with 18 permits. New businesses hit 25, including Gobez Coffee and Uptown Animal Hospital. Food inspection failures went from one to four. Crime dropped 16% to 198 incidents, with violent crime steady at 66. Yard waste pick-up requests topped 311 calls at 165, followed by 88 graffiti complaints.
New businesses — 2024-11
- LISA FLEIGE (Regulated Business License)
- M. HENRY (Food - Shared Kitchen - Supplemental)
- BB. Q CHICKEN EDGEWATER (Retail Food Establishment)
- KIDDIES HUB ACADEMY INC. (Children's Services Facility License)
- BARWAQO RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)
- Andersonville Antiques (Limited Business License)
- Porkchop Restaurant and Bar | Big Tex Tacos | Meet and Whiskey (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- SWELL VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE (Regulated Business License)
- DREAM FOOD MARKET (Tobacco)
- COZY CORNER RESTAURANT (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
New businesses — 2025-11
- ANDERSONVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Pop-Up Retail User)
- JOLIE TOI (Limited Business License)
- Anastasia Bodea (Shared Housing Unit Operator)
- VERIZON WIRELESS PREMIUM RETAILER (Limited Business License)
- Uptown Animal Hospital (Animal Care License)
- HELP AT HOME, LLC (Limited Business License)
- GOBEZ COFFEE LLC (Regulated Business License)
- VERIZON WIRELESS PREMIUM RETAILER (Limited Business License)
- DUNKIN DONUTS (Retail Food Establishment)
- DREAM FOOD MARKET (Tobacco)