Garfield Ridge · Then vs Now
Garfield Ridge: 2024-12 vs 2025-12
A side-by-side look at how Garfield Ridge shifted between two periods.
| 2024-12 | 2025-12 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 30 | 22 | -27% |
| Construction value ($) | $916,899 | $735,959 | -20% |
| New business licenses | 13 | 9 | -31% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 943 | 1,121 | +19% |
| Reported crimes | 181 | 147 | -19% |
| Violent crimes | 32 | 36 | +12% |
| Failed food inspections | 4 | 6 | +50% |
2024-12
Garfield Ridge permits up 43% despite value drop
Garfield Ridge pulled 30 permits in December, up from 21 the month before, though total value fell 36% to $917k. Twenty-four permits came through the express program. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests climbed 8% to 943, led by 179 tree trim requests and 159 graffiti removals. Violent crime dropped 44%, from 57 incidents to 32. Four food inspections failed, double November's count.
2025-12
Garfield Ridge permit value jumps to $736k
Permit value in Garfield Ridge climbed 36% in December to about $736,000, even as the number of permits fell from 28 to 22. Seventeen of those permits came through the city's express program. Two new-construction permits and a pair of reinstated revoked permits rounded out the month. No new businesses opened or closed, and service request data wasn't available.
New businesses — 2024-12
- Pepes restaurant (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- WALLY'S WAFFLES LLC (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- SHELL (Filling Station)
- DOLLAR GENERAL STORE #19100 (Retail Food Establishment)
- PROSPECT AIRPORT SERVICES - MIDWAY (Limited Business License)
- PLATINUM TINTS (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- XPRESS TAX (Limited Business License)
- SHELL (Tobacco)
- VERONICA GARCIA (Retail Food Establishment)
- SHELL (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2025-12
- GAMEWAY (Public Place of Amusement)
- GAMEWAY (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- EMILY TAX AND ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS, INC. (Limited Business License)
- UNION FADES (Limited Business License)
- RIVA BROADCASTING (Regulated Business License)
- MARCO'S PALACE (Retail Food Establishment)
- Macias Imports (Wholesale Food Establishment)
- SHELL (Tobacco)
- PEOPLE IN MOTION, INC. (Limited Business License)