West Garfield Park · Then vs Now
West Garfield Park: 2025-01 vs 2026-01
A side-by-side look at how West Garfield Park shifted between two periods.
| 2025-01 | 2026-01 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 30 | 13 | -57% |
| Construction value ($) | $1,511,217 | $118,010 | -92% |
| New business licenses | 11 | 12 | +9% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| 311 service requests | 459 | 543 | +18% |
| Reported crimes | 269 | 227 | -16% |
| Violent crimes | 94 | 72 | -23% |
| Failed food inspections | 1 | 2 | +100% |
2025-01
West Garfield Park permit value jumps to $1.5M
West Garfield Park pulled 30 permits in January, triple December's count, with total value hitting $1.5 million—up nearly 500% from the prior month's $254k. Eighteen of those permits came through the city's Express Permit Program, which fast-tracks smaller residential and commercial jobs. Seven more were for renovation or alteration work. No new business licenses were issued, and 311 requests didn't register in the available data.
2026-01
West Garfield Park adds 12 businesses in one month
West Garfield Park logged 12 new business licenses in January after zero the previous month. Among them: Pulaski Food & More, Crazy Philly Express, and Nothin But Soul, all food retail. Permits rose 44% to 13, though their total value dropped 14% to $118k. Service requests climbed 13% to 543, led by 101 fly dumping complaints. Crime was up 11% overall to 227 incidents, but violent offenses fell 11% to 72.
New businesses — 2025-01
- ONT GROUP (Tobacco)
- ECUABARIEDADES CAZHO (Retail Food Establishment)
- SEAFOOD FISH & CHICKEN CRIB MARKET (Retail Food Establishment)
- KJD SALON SUITES (Limited Business License)
- GNG AUTO REPAIR (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- DIAZ BROTHERS AUTO REPAIRS (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE (Limited Business License)
- A H FOODMART (Tobacco)
- KOSTNER FOOD BASKET (Retail Food Establishment)
- A H FOODMART (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2026-01
- PULASKI FOOD & MORE (Retail Food Establishment)
- DARWIN P TOAQUIZA TIGASI (Peddler License)
- CRAZY PHILLY EXPRESS LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
- NOTHIN BUT SOUL (Retail Food Establishment)
- SMART CHOICE APPAREL (Limited Business License)
- LOPEZ REPAIR (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- PLK GROUP INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- ONT GROUP (Tobacco)
- EXCLUSIVE QUICK COM (Limited Business License)
- KOSTNER FOOD BASKET (Tobacco)