Lincoln Park · Then vs Now
Lincoln Park: 2024-05 vs 2025-05
A side-by-side look at how Lincoln Park shifted between two periods.
| 2024-05 | 2025-05 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 84 | 76 | -10% |
| Construction value ($) | $17,996,121 | $5,178,886 | -71% |
| New business licenses | 68 | 79 | +16% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,895 | 1,946 | +3% |
| Reported crimes | 387 | 314 | -19% |
| Violent crimes | 69 | 48 | -30% |
| Failed food inspections | 9 | 10 | +11% |
2024-05
Lincoln Park permits double but total value drops 81%
Lincoln Park issued 84 permits in May, double April's count, but their combined value fell from $97 million to $18 million—an 81% drop that suggests the previous month included one or two enormous projects. Most of the new permits were express jobs (40) or renovations (20). Crime rose 26%, with violent incidents up 38% to 69. Service requests ticked up 5%, led by 205 graffiti removal calls. Food inspection failures dropped by nearly half.
2025-05
Lincoln Park permit value crashes 81% in May
Permit value dropped from $27.8 million in April to $5.2 million—a dive of 81%. Volume fell to 76 permits, down 29%. Express permits (44) and sign permits (15) led the pack. On the 311 side, graffiti complaints hit 351, the top category by far; overall service requests rose 15%. Violent crime climbed 17% to 48 incidents, though total crime stayed nearly flat. Ten restaurants failed inspections. No new businesses opened.
New businesses — 2024-05
- PURE BARRE LINCOLN PARK (Regulated Business License)
- THE ONE (Limited Business License)
- Barnes & Noble Booksellers Inc (Limited Business License)
- HONORE WICKER PARK (Pop-Up Retail User)
- Soft Bites (Retail Food Establishment)
- HONORE WICKER PARK (Pop-Up Retail User)
- CHIP CITY (Retail Food Establishment)
- North Buena Deli & Wine (Package Goods)
- PROPER PIZZA CHICAGO, INC. (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX GREEK CHURCH (Special Event Food)
New businesses — 2025-05
- PAWS CHICAGO (Pop-Up Retail User)
- REJUVEN8 (Limited Business License)
- STRINGS RAMEN (Retail Food Establishment)
- TANDOOR CHAR HOUSE (Special Event Food)
- Katherine DeLacey (Shared Housing Unit Operator)
- CHAROEN KRUNG BY SATHORN (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- OLD TOWN TRIANGLE ASSOCIATION (Pop-Up Retail User)
- Abercrombie & Fitch # 11187 (Limited Business License)
- S.K.Y. (Retail Food Establishment)
- S.K.Y. (Outdoor Patio)