City In Review: Chicago

Belmont Cragin · 2024-05

Belmont Cragin permit value hits $7M in May

Permit value in Belmont Cragin shot up 1,386% in May, from $475k to over $7 million, though the details don't specify what drove it. The neighborhood issued 50 permits total, up from 18 the month before—41 of them through the express program. 311 requests climbed 28%, led by 197 abandoned vehicle complaints. Violent crime stayed flat at 142 incidents. Food inspection failures jumped 83%, from six to eleven.

By the numbers

Building permits50
Declared construction value$7,051,371
New business licenses56
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests2163
Reported crimes423
Violent crimes142
Failed food inspections11

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