City In Review: Chicago

Armour Square · 2024-12

Armour Square permit value drops 55% to $774k

Armour Square pulled just five permits in December, down from eight the month before, and their combined value fell to $774,264—a 55% drop from November's $1.74 million. No new businesses opened or closed. Graffiti removal requests led 311 calls with 57, nearly triple the next category. Violent crime fell 58%, from 38 incidents to 16, while overall crime dropped 38%. Six food establishments failed inspections, down from nine.

By the numbers

Building permits5
Declared construction value$774,264
New business licenses13
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests230
Reported crimes71
Violent crimes16
Failed food inspections6

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