Lower West Side · Then vs Now
Lower West Side: 2024-10 vs 2025-10
A side-by-side look at how Lower West Side shifted between two periods.
| 2024-10 | 2025-10 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 42 | 38 | -10% |
| Construction value ($) | $3,289,870 | $2,447,069 | -26% |
| New business licenses | 31 | 27 | -13% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,076 | 1,070 | -1% |
| Reported crimes | 245 | 262 | +7% |
| Violent crimes | 87 | 98 | +13% |
| Failed food inspections | 15 | 3 | -80% |
2024-10
Lower West Side permits fall to $3.3 million
Permits in Lower West Side dropped to 42 in October, down 16% from September, with total value sliding 29% to $3.3 million. Twenty-two permits came through the city's express program, eleven covered renovations or alterations, and five were for signs. No new businesses or closures this month.
2025-10
Lower West Side violent crime up 27% in October
Violent crime jumped from 77 incidents to 98 in October, a 27% climb. Overall crime rose 16%. Graffiti removal led service requests with 374 calls—more than five times the 63 rodent complaints that came in second. Permit activity picked up: 38 permits totaling $2.4 million, versus 31 the month before. Twenty-three were express permits. No businesses opened or closed.
New businesses — 2024-10
- 5W COACHING (Regulated Business License)
- PERK UP INC. VIN: 4UZA4FF40WC806123; PLATE NO. 197474F (Special Event Food)
- UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION OF CHICAGO (Pop-Up Retail User)
- URBAN CANOPY INC. (Regulated Business License)
- OZINGA READY MIX CONCRETE, INC. (Limited Business License)
- DOCTORS CHOICE HOMEMEDICAL EQUIPMENT (Limited Business License)
- QUESABIRRIA JALISCO RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)
- OZINGA READY MIX CONCRETE, INC. (Manufacturing Establishments)
- MAILO'S (Wholesale Food Establishment)
- EXTRA SPACE STORAGE #1710 (Commercial Garage)
New businesses — 2025-10
- RMBR (Wholesale Food Establishment)
- CHOMP PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
- Penelope's Vegan Taqueria #3 (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- URBAN CANOPY INC. (Food - Shared Kitchen - Supplemental)
- URBAN CANOPY INC. (Wholesale Food Establishment)
- TACOBOUT PILSEN (Mobile Food License)
- Tasty Pot (Retail Food Establishment)
- UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION (Pop-Up Retail User)
- ESSENCE BEAUTY (Limited Business License)
- DARK HORSE GYM (Regulated Business License)