Edgewater · Then vs Now
Edgewater: 2025-03 vs 2026-03
A side-by-side look at how Edgewater shifted between two periods.
| 2025-03 | 2026-03 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 36 | 45 | +25% |
| Construction value ($) | $1,902,585 | $9,454,611 | +397% |
| New business licenses | 25 | 17 | -32% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,004 | 1,299 | +29% |
| Reported crimes | 248 | 201 | -19% |
| Violent crimes | 69 | 58 | -16% |
| Failed food inspections | 6 | 2 | -67% |
2025-03
Edgewater permit count up 50%, but value plummets
Edgewater logged 36 permits in March, up from 24 the month before, but total value dropped 79% to $1.9 million. Nearly two-thirds (23) came through the express permit program, with seven renovation permits and three each for signs and elevator work making up most of the rest. Whatever big-ticket project drove February's $8.9 million total didn't repeat. No new businesses opened, none closed, and the rest of the data didn't budge.
2026-03
Pothole complaints triple in Edgewater, 311 requests soar
Service requests hit 1,299 in March—69% above February—led by 143 pothole complaints, 113 graffiti removal requests, and 105 tree trim requests. Permits rose to 45 (mostly express permits), worth $9.5 million combined. New business licenses fell to 17 from 25. Arrivals included Penelope's Vegan Taqueria #2, Out on Faith Learning Center, and liquor service at The Edge Theater. Crime inched up to 201 incidents; violent offenses rose to 58. Two food establishments failed inspections, down from five.
New businesses — 2025-03
- ERICA LOVE WATSON (Peddler License)
- Anytime Fitness Broadway (Regulated Business License)
- HEART O CHICAGO (Regulated Business License)
- SINTHYA LAVADO ARROYO (Regulated Business License)
- Solar Intentions (Limited Business License)
- HOLLYWOOD (Commercial Garage)
- MAS ALLA DEL SOL (Retail Food Establishment)
- PAPER AND PENCIL, LLC (Limited Business License)
- TAMASHII RAMEN (Retail Food Establishment)
- SPA BEAUTIFY (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2026-03
- H & R BLOCK (Limited Business License)
- THE EDGE THEATER / THE EDGE OFF BROADWAY (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- PENELOPE'S VEGAN TAQUERIA #2 (Retail Food Establishment)
- THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO #3022 (Limited Business License)
- PENELOPE'S VEGAN TAQUERIA #2 (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- OUT ON FAITH LEARNING CENTER, INC. (Children's Services Facility License)
- DIGNISSIM ACCOUNTING (Regulated Business License)
- JEWEL FOOD STORE #3443 (Retail Food Establishment)
- JEWEL FOOD STORE #3407 (Retail Food Establishment)
- OSCO DRUG STORE #3407 (Tobacco)