Washington Heights · Then vs Now
Washington Heights: 2024-08 vs 2025-08
A side-by-side look at how Washington Heights shifted between two periods.
| 2024-08 | 2025-08 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 39 | 47 | +21% |
| Construction value ($) | $541,312 | $1,450,874 | +168% |
| New business licenses | 12 | 10 | -17% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,051 | 1,324 | +26% |
| Reported crimes | 270 | 256 | -5% |
| Violent crimes | 72 | 67 | -7% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 0 | -100% |
2024-08
Washington Heights permit value drops 91% to $541k
Washington Heights pulled 39 permits in August, up four from July, but total value cratered from $5.9 million to $541k—a 91% drop. Thirty-one of those permits came through the express program, mostly small-dollar work. Three renovation jobs and a pair of sign permits rounded out the activity. No new businesses opened, nothing closed, and service requests stayed at zero for the second straight month.
2025-08
Washington Heights logs 159 flooded basement calls
Permits jumped 42% in August to 47, though total value fell 31% to $1.5 million. Nearly all were express permits. Residents filed 159 complaints about water in basements, leading a 311 docket that also included 131 garbage cart requests and 96 tree debris calls. Crime ticked up 3% to 256 incidents; violent offenses dipped slightly to 67. No food inspection failures this month.
New businesses — 2024-08
- Sangamon Food Market and Grill (Retail Food Establishment)
- MVR CLASS 3 MOTOR AND BODY REPAIR (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- TASTY CHICKEN & FISH FOOD MART (Tobacco)
- HALSTED BP (Tobacco)
- LEARNING SPACE LTD. (Children's Services Facility License)
- MAIN STREET FOOD 103, INC. (Tobacco)
- MASTERS SHIPPING SERVICES CORPORATION (Limited Business License)
- TRACY NAILS, LTD. (Limited Business License)
- HAWKINS SERVICES (Limited Business License)
- Bar 91 (Tavern)
New businesses — 2025-08
- MAIN STREET FOOD 103, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- TASTY CHICKEN & FISH FOOD MART (Tobacco)
- SEWREFFIC (Regulated Business License)
- MAIN STREET FOOD 103, INC. (Tobacco)
- TASTY CHICKEN & FISH FOOD MART (Retail Food Establishment)
- TONY' S STEAK & WING (Retail Food Establishment)
- HALSTED BP (Retail Food Establishment)
- HALSTED BP (Tobacco)
- HALSTED BP (Filling Station)
- EL GRAN BURRITO EXPRESS (Retail Food Establishment)