Loop · Then vs Now
Loop: 2024-09 vs 2025-09
A side-by-side look at how Loop shifted between two periods.
| 2024-09 | 2025-09 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 198 | 239 | +21% |
| Construction value ($) | $42,422,026 | $148,458,244 | +250% |
| New business licenses | 607 | 164 | -73% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 961 | 1,009 | +5% |
| Reported crimes | 788 | 754 | -4% |
| Violent crimes | 179 | 186 | +4% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 34 | +1600% |
2024-09
Loop permit value falls to $42M, half of August
The Loop issued 198 permits in September, down from 221 in August. Permit value dropped harder: $42 million, compared to $86 million the month before. Express permits made up 139 of the total. Renovation work accounted for 32 permits, elevator equipment for 16. Seven permits went to new construction.
2025-09
Loop permit value doubles to $148M on renovation work
Permit value in the Loop jumped 127% to $148 million in September, driven by 146 express permits and 45 renovation or alteration jobs. Total permit count rose 39% to 239. No new business licenses appeared in the data. Service requests climbed 16% to 1,009, with graffiti removal leading at 262 calls. Crime fell nearly 10% to 754 incidents, including 186 violent offenses. Food inspection failures more than doubled to 34, up from 15 the month prior.
New businesses — 2024-09
- NDI ARO HOLDINGS (Limited Business License)
- SIYU YU (Peddler License)
- Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc. (Limited Business License)
- DQ LUXURY REFLEXOLOGY MASSAGE RELAXATION RETREAT (Regulated Business License)
- LOXX HAIR CHICAGO (Limited Business License)
- SAN LAE LAE CHO (Shared Housing Unit Operator)
- B2B Strategic Solutions, Inc. (Limited Business License)
- GAAPY SERVICES (Regulated Business License)
- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (Limited Business License)
- Premium Parking Service, L.L.C. (Commercial Garage)
New businesses — 2025-09
- TRADER'S MARKET (Tobacco)
- MERCURY CRITICAL COURIERS (Limited Business License)
- SKYLIGHT BODY THERAPY (Regulated Business License)
- ROLL UP (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE (Pop-Up Retail User)
- TRUSPARK TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC (Limited Business License)
- HAVAS ANNEX (Pop-Up Retail User)
- Strathmore Management Inc (Limited Business License)
- RGP (Limited Business License)
- 7-Eleven #33086H (Tobacco)