City In Review: Chicago

Armour Square · 2024-11

Armour Square permit value jumps to $1.7 million

Eight permits cleared in November, up from three the month prior, with total declared value hitting $1.74 million—nearly five times October's $350k. Express permits led the count at three, followed by two renovation jobs. Crime edged up roughly 10 percent to 115 incidents, while 311 calls dropped by half to 217. Graffiti removal requests accounted for 74 of those service tickets. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the data. Food inspection failures ticked down from 11 to 9.

By the numbers

Building permits8
Declared construction value$1,736,800
New business licenses15
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests217
Reported crimes115
Violent crimes38
Failed food inspections9

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