City In Review: Chicago

Grand Boulevard · Then vs Now

Grand Boulevard: 2024-07 vs 2025-07

A side-by-side look at how Grand Boulevard shifted between two periods.

2024-07 2025-07 Change
Building permits 26 25 -4%
Construction value ($) $6,429,014 $1,762,015 -73%
New business licenses 12 19 +58%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 763 781 +2%
Reported crimes 344 303 -12%
Violent crimes 102 83 -19%
Failed food inspections 0 0

2024-07

Grand Boulevard permit value jumps to $6.4 million

Grand Boulevard saw $6.4 million in permitted construction in July, up nearly fivefold from June's $1.1 million. The 26 permits included 13 through the express program and eight for renovation or alteration work. One new construction permit was filed. No new businesses opened, none closed, and the neighborhood logged zero service requests for the month.

2025-07

Grand Boulevard permit dollars drop 76% to $1.76M

Grand Boulevard pulled 25 permits in July worth $1.76 million, down sharply from June's $7.4 million. Most of the activity came through the express program — 17 of the 25 permits — with another five for renovations or alterations. The drop suggests last month's bigger-ticket projects didn't repeat. No new business licenses, no 311 requests logged for the period.

New businesses — 2024-07

  • TAQUERIA VARITAS (Special Event Food)
  • EL BEE'S GOURMET EATS (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
  • HAIR EXPERTS BRONZEVILLE (Limited Business License)
  • UNION SUB 1 INC., (Retail Food Establishment)
  • KAPRESSURE (Limited Business License)
  • Rudd Resources LLC (Limited Business License)
  • PRC LEARNING CENTER (Children's Services Facility License)
  • JET STAR FOOD MART (Tobacco)
  • BRONZEVILLE SOUL (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MAGIC NAILS (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-07

  • BE ORIGINAL LLC (Limited Business License)
  • BRONZEVILLE HELPING HAND INC. (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • CITY SPORTS (Limited Business License)
  • JESSICA KORBE (Peddler License)
  • CBQ Facial Beauty Bar LLC (Limited Business License)
  • JANINE MAXWELL (Peddler License)
  • S & I FASHION, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • TESS M. MCKENZIE EARLY LEARNING CAMPUS (Children's Services Facility License)
  • LITTLE SANDWICH HOUSE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • JASMINE REASONOVER (Peddler License)