City In Review: Chicago

Armour Square · 2024-07

Armour Square permits triple, push value past $1.2M

Permits jumped from 7 to 23 in July, lifting total value 55% to nearly $1.22 million. Thirteen of those were express permits, with another four for renovations. Nobody opened or closed a business. Graffiti removal requests led 311 calls at 107, followed by 33 rat complaints. Crime dropped 29%, with violent incidents down from 47 to 33. Food inspection failures fell from 16 to 6.

By the numbers

Building permits23
Declared construction value$1,219,898
New business licenses13
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests440
Reported crimes89
Violent crimes33
Failed food inspections6

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