West Town · Then vs Now
West Town: 2025-05 vs 2026-05
A side-by-side look at how West Town shifted between two periods.
| 2025-05 | 2026-05 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 93 | 0 | -100% |
| Construction value ($) | $30,713,596 | $0 | -100% |
| New business licenses | 107 | 19 | -82% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 3,046 | 0 | -100% |
| Reported crimes | 563 | 0 | -100% |
| Violent crimes | 127 | 0 | -100% |
| Failed food inspections | 26 | 0 | -100% |
2025-05
West Town permit value jumps to $30.7 million
West Town pulled 93 permits in May, down 18% from April, but their total value shot up 318% to $30.7 million. Nearly half were express permits (45), followed by 23 renovation or alteration jobs. New construction accounted for eight permits. The spike in dollar value suggests at least one major project hit the books, though permit counts dropped.
2026-05
West Town logs 19 new licenses, then the data stops
West Town issued 19 business licenses in May—Chicago Nail Room, Zen Wine & Spirits, and a Hyatt Place among them—but every other tracked metric dropped to zero. April had logged 48 permits worth $43.7 million, 1,250 service requests, 37 crimes, and a failed food inspection. May's counts: zero permits, zero service requests, zero crimes, zero inspections. The biz_new field shows 19; the details array lists ten distinct entities, some appearing multiple times for different license types.
New businesses — 2025-05
- INNOVATIVE PARKING SOLUTIONS LLC (Private Booting Registration)
- SPAC Research (Limited Business License)
- WEST TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Pop-Up Retail User)
- HONORE WICKER PARK (Pop-Up Retail User)
- Tee Mart Decorated Apparel LLC (Limited Business License)
- The Stu (Limited Business License)
- PICKENS-KANE MOVING & STG (Limited Business License)
- VACA'S CREAMERY (Retail Food Establishment)
- ASH & IVORY (Regulated Business License)
- FETCH PACKAGE (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2026-05
- CHICAGO NAIL ROOM (Limited Business License)
- ZEN WINE & SPIRITS (Package Goods)
- SALTMARA WICKER PARK (Limited Business License)
- ZEN WINE & SPIRITS (Tobacco)
- PUBLICAN QUALITY BREAD (Package Goods)
- Free People #811 (Limited Business License)
- HYATT PLACE (Regulated Business License)
- HYATT PLACE (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- HYATT PLACE (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- FP MOVEMENT #6004 (Limited Business License)