Gage Park · Then vs Now
Gage Park: 2024-08 vs 2025-08
A side-by-side look at how Gage Park shifted between two periods.
| 2024-08 | 2025-08 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 18 | 16 | -11% |
| Construction value ($) | $303,910 | $430,056 | +42% |
| New business licenses | 16 | 11 | -31% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,371 | 3,060 | +123% |
| Reported crimes | 203 | 210 | +3% |
| Violent crimes | 82 | 60 | -27% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 2 | 0% |
2024-08
Gage Park issues 18 permits, mostly express
Gage Park logged 18 permits worth $304k in August, down slightly from July's 20 permits and $347k. Fifteen of the eighteen were express permits, with a couple of renovation jobs and one elevator permit rounding out the month. No new businesses opened, none closed. It was a quiet August overall.
2025-08
Basement flooding drives 1,755 calls in Gage Park
Gage Park logged 3,060 service requests in August, up 58% from July. Water in Basement Complaint alone accounted for 1,755 of those calls—more than half the month's total. Graffiti removal (189) and abandoned vehicles (106) rounded out the top categories. The neighborhood issued 16 permits worth $430k, nearly double July's figure, led by nine express permits and four sign permits. Crime fell 6% to 210 incidents; violent offenses dropped slightly to 60. Two food establishments failed inspections, and no new businesses opened.
New businesses — 2024-08
- CHAMA DOLLAR STORE, INC. (Limited Business License)
- ESPORTA FITNESS (Regulated Business License)
- TAQUERIA 4 HERMANOS CORP., (Retail Food Establishment)
- J & P CHECK CASHING (Limited Business License)
- LCV STAFFING, LLC (Limited Business License)
- Smoke Town (Tobacco)
- LEGIT CUTS (Limited Business License)
- WINGSTOP #894 (Retail Food Establishment)
- UNIENDO AMERICA LA VILLITA LLC (Limited Business License)
- KEEPER'S KIDS (Children's Services Facility License)
New businesses — 2025-08
- L.C. Concrete Inc. (Regulated Business License)
- NANO DOLLAR MARKET (Limited Business License)
- BEAUTYS FITNESS BY LIZ (Regulated Business License)
- SALON 59 INC. (Limited Business License)
- Smoke Town (Tobacco)
- ENVIOS PALOMA INC. (Limited Business License)
- LANGOSTA NAYARITA, (Retail Food Establishment)
- ESTHER'S ICE CREAM (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- EVOLUTIONS (Limited Business License)
- ST. GALL PARISH (Pop-Up Retail User)