Ashburn · 2024-08
Ashburn permit count nearly doubles despite $1.4M value drop
Ashburn logged 87 permits in August, up 93% from July, but their combined value fell 61% to $920k. Eighty-one were express permits—quick paperwork jobs that don't signal major construction. Service requests dropped 27% to 1,264, led by 147 calls about garbage carts. Rodent complaints (77) landed third, behind streetlight outages. Violent crime fell 22% to 43 incidents. No new businesses opened or closed. The permit surge looks like a processing backlog clearing out, not a building boom.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 87 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $920,491 |
| New business licenses | 13 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1264 |
| Reported crimes | 178 |
| Violent crimes | 43 |
| Failed food inspections | 2 |
New businesses
- KEA EDUCATIONAL SERVICE (Regulated Business License)
- SSO. MECHANICAL HvAC SOLUTION (Regulated Business License)
- Buddy Bear Carwash (Limited Business License)
- G CUSTOM AUTO BODY AND MECHANIC (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- Jayde suites 2 (Limited Business License)
- CB MINI MART, CORP. (Tobacco)
- Transfer MX Inc (Limited Business License)
- CB MINI MART, CORP. (Retail Food Establishment)
- AZTECA' S MUFFLERS & BRAKES SHOP II, INC. (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- ENLISMAR C. ROJAS SALAZAR (Peddler License)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 81
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 2
- PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT — 2
- PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT — 2
Top 311 request types
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 147
- Street Light Out Complaint — 81
- Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint — 77
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 73
- Tree Debris Clean-Up Request — 72