Montclare · Then vs Now
Montclare: 2025-03 vs 2026-03
A side-by-side look at how Montclare shifted between two periods.
| 2025-03 | 2026-03 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 7 | 6 | -14% |
| Construction value ($) | $169,938 | $183,630 | +8% |
| New business licenses | 5 | 4 | -20% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 338 | 340 | +1% |
| Reported crimes | 46 | 71 | +54% |
| Violent crimes | 16 | 13 | -19% |
| Failed food inspections | 0 | 0 | — |
2025-03
Montclare permit value drops 78% despite more filings
Montclare logged seven permits in March worth $170k total, down from $757k the month prior. Five of those were express permits. Service requests jumped 41%, led by 38 abandoned vehicle complaints and matching counts of street light outages and pothole reports (36 each). Violent crime ticked up from 10 incidents to 16. Overall crime fell 22%. No new businesses opened or closed.
2026-03
Montclare gets Laxi Liquor, logs 69 pothole complaints
Laxi Liquor opened in March, picking up both a retail food license and a tobacco permit. Alegre Restaurant added a consumption license. New business licenses dropped to four from 31 the month before. Permit activity fell to six, all under the express program, with total value down 60 percent to $184k. Service requests jumped 20 percent to 340, driven by 69 pothole complaints. Crime reports rose to 71 from 44, including 13 violent incidents.
New businesses — 2025-03
- LAXI LIQUOR (Tobacco)
- RISTORANTE AGOSTINO (Retail Food Establishment)
- JK HVAC INC. (Regulated Business License)
- CHARO'S HAIR DESIGN (Limited Business License)
- EL ALEGRE BURRITO (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2026-03
- J & G TAXES AND SERVICES INC. OFFICE 2 (Limited Business License)
- LAXI LIQUOR (Retail Food Establishment)
- ALEGRE RESTAURANT (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- LAXI LIQUOR (Tobacco)