Humboldt Park · Then vs Now
Humboldt Park: 2025-05 vs 2026-05
A side-by-side look at how Humboldt Park shifted between two periods.
| 2025-05 | 2026-05 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 40 | 0 | -100% |
| Construction value ($) | $9,841,068 | $0 | -100% |
| New business licenses | 37 | 7 | -81% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,621 | 0 | -100% |
| Reported crimes | 609 | 0 | -100% |
| Violent crimes | 206 | 0 | -100% |
| Failed food inspections | 7 | 0 | -100% |
2025-05
Humboldt Park permits hit $9.8M, led by express work
Humboldt Park logged 40 building permits in May worth $9.8 million, up slightly from April's $9.6 million despite four fewer permits. More than half the activity—21 permits—came through the city's express program, which fast-tracks smaller jobs. Nine renovation projects and five each of demolition and new construction rounded out the month. No new business licenses showed up in the data, and 311 requests weren't available for the period.
2026-05
Humboldt Park May data missing—only licenses recorded
May's numbers for Humboldt Park are incomplete: the city logged zero permits, zero 311 requests, and zero crimes, a pattern that points to a reporting gap rather than reality. (April had 11 permits worth $1M, 611 service requests, 30 crimes.) The only activity that made it into the system: seven new business licenses, including Ponce Place (retail food), Star Beauty Supply 5, Ultimate Auto Hauz, Everclean Laundromat, DWF Food and Paper Redistributors, New Best Sub, and 48forty Solutions. Until the data's corrected, May's a blank month on paper.
New businesses — 2025-05
- CURLY'S LAUNDROMAT CO. (Regulated Business License)
- SOKHNAISSA AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING (Limited Business License)
- Gwen Yen Chiu (Manufacturing Establishments)
- WINDY CITY HEATING & COOLING INC (Limited Business License)
- Karla's Nails Supply (Limited Business License)
- DEMK GROUP CORP. (Regulated Business License)
- IRMA CARDENAS (Peddler License)
- SUPER CELL SERVICES (Secondhand Dealer)
- BLOOMING CHILDREN'S ACADEMY, LLC (Children's Services Facility License)
- LITTLE CAESAR PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2026-05
- PONCE PLACE (Retail Food Establishment)
- STAR BEAUTY SUPPLY 5 (Limited Business License)
- ULTIMATE AUTO HAUZ LLC (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- EVERCLEAN LAUNDROMAT, INC. (Regulated Business License)
- DWF FOOD AND PAPER REDISTRIBUTORS (Wholesale Food Establishment)
- NEW BEST SUB (Retail Food Establishment)
- 48forty Solutions, LLC (Manufacturing Establishments)