New City · Then vs Now
New City: 2024-05 vs 2025-05
A side-by-side look at how New City shifted between two periods.
| 2024-05 | 2025-05 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 24 | 44 | +83% |
| Construction value ($) | $1,606,586 | $4,095,735 | +155% |
| New business licenses | 59 | 72 | +22% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,773 | 1,608 | -9% |
| Reported crimes | 318 | 298 | -6% |
| Violent crimes | 155 | 110 | -29% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 6 | +200% |
2024-05
New City permit activity triples on express work
New City logged 24 permits in May, up from 7 the month before. Sixteen were express permits—quick-turnaround jobs that don't need full plan review. Total permitted work came to $1.6 million, a 49% jump from April's $1.1 million. Six renovation permits and one demolition rounded out the month. No new business licenses were issued.
2025-05
New City permits drop to 44, value holds at $4.1M
New City pulled 44 permits in May, down from 52 the month before, but total value stayed flat at roughly $4.1 million. Nearly two-thirds of the permits—29 of them—came through the city's express program, which handles smaller jobs. Nine renovation projects and six new construction permits rounded out the activity. No new businesses opened, none closed, and 311 requests weren't tracked this month.
New businesses — 2024-05
- SUKY MARKETPLACE (Limited Business License)
- Baldomero Pacheco (Limited Business License)
- CHICAGO SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT (Pop-Up Retail User)
- DUNKIN (Retail Food Establishment)
- JEHOVA CHALON (Limited Business License)
- PHIL'S AND BT'S GREGORY (Limited Business License)
- PMO ERP DATA (Limited Business License)
- Rolendio Mijael Caal Coy (Limited Business License)
- DIAZ GROUP, LLC (Limited Business License)
- PILAR KUSNETZOW (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2025-05
- LISA - SKI (Pop-Up Retail User)
- KE STORE (Limited Business License)
- CHICAGO SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT (Pop-Up Retail User)
- PASITO FINO ARTESANAL (Limited Business License)
- LOS GORDITOS LLC (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- DIAZ BROS. HEATING AND COOLING LLC (Regulated Business License)
- E & J Liquors (Tobacco)
- E & J Liquors (Package Goods)
- JUAN CARBAJAL ABONZA (Limited Business License)
- TAQUERIA TEOTIHUACAN (Special Event Food)