Lower West Side · Then vs Now
Lower West Side: 2024-04 vs 2025-04
A side-by-side look at how Lower West Side shifted between two periods.
| 2024-04 | 2025-04 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 11 | 40 | +264% |
| Construction value ($) | $563,583 | $3,496,186 | +520% |
| New business licenses | 49 | 42 | -14% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,346 | 1,112 | -17% |
| Reported crimes | 244 | 197 | -19% |
| Violent crimes | 79 | 61 | -23% |
| Failed food inspections | 3 | 5 | +67% |
2024-04
Lower West Side logs 442 graffiti removal requests
Lower West Side residents filed 442 graffiti removal requests in April, nearly a third of the neighborhood's 1,346 total service calls. Potholes (80) and street lights out (52) also landed on the list. Eleven building permits went out, totaling $564k, most of them through the express program. The neighborhood recorded 244 crimes, 79 of them violent. Three food establishments failed inspections.
2025-04
Lower West Side pulls 27 express permits in April
Lower West Side logged 40 permits in April, up from 30 the month before. Most of that activity—27 permits—came through the city's express program, which handles smaller interior jobs. Total permitted value hit $3.5 million, a 25% climb from March's $2.8 million. Eight renovation permits and three new-construction permits rounded out the month. No new business licenses appeared in the data, and 311 requests sat at zero.
New businesses — 2024-04
- STELLAR PERFORMANCE (Limited Business License)
- MONOCHROME BREWING (Outdoor Patio)
- MONOCHROME BREWING (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- MONOCHROME BREWING (Package Goods)
- CHICAGO LUNCHBOX VIN: IFCJF39H3HHB92477 PL: 322709D (Special Event Food)
- Bittersweet (Retail Food Establishment)
- VAGAMUNDOS (Peddler License)
- LAFLIN MATERIALS (Manufacturing Establishments)
- LAFLIN MATERIALS (Manufacturing Establishments)
- PILSEN VINTAGE CHICAGO (Pop-Up Retail User)
New businesses — 2025-04
- INFUNITE (Limited Business License)
- BENNY'S PIZZA (Pop-Up Retail User)
- TACO MOTORA VIN:1FCJE39L56HB04238 PLATE: 529428D (Special Event Food)
- JESSICA JIMENEZ (Peddler License)
- TACO MOTORA (Mobile Food License)
- HOSTE (Public Place of Amusement)
- EXTREME BURGER (Mobile Food License)
- FUNNEL CAKE & ICEE MAN VIN# H64F5KYYK0A07586 PL #183297F (Special Event Food)
- HOSTE (Retail Food Establishment)
- HOSTE (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)