City In Review: Chicago

Bridgeport · 2025-08

Bridgeport permit value hits $2.6M on 29 filings

Bridgeport logged 29 permits in August, up 16% from July, with total value climbing to $2.6 million. Eighteen of those permits came through the express program, typically used for quick residential fixes and renovations. Four new construction permits also cleared, alongside three sign permits. No new businesses opened and no 311 complaints showed up in the data. A quiet month on the commercial side, with the action in the building department.

By the numbers

Building permits29
Declared construction value$2,556,045
New business licenses18
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1158
Reported crimes191
Violent crimes45
Failed food inspections3

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