Calumet Heights · 2024-08
Calumet Heights permit value drops 53% in August
Permit spending in Calumet Heights fell to roughly $200k in August, down from $425k the month before. The neighborhood logged 18 permits, one more than July, but the work was smaller-scale—16 of those came through the express program, typically reserved for minor jobs. One sign permit and one renovation rounded out the rest. No new businesses opened, none closed, and service requests weren't in the payload for the month.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 18 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $199,665 |
| New business licenses | 6 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 619 |
| Reported crimes | 108 |
| Violent crimes | 38 |
| Failed food inspections | 0 |
New businesses
- SOUTH SIDE HEROIN OPIOID TASK FORCE (Limited Business License)
- SEAFOOD JUNCTION (Retail Food Establishment)
- 95TH ST STORAGE LLC (Limited Business License)
- Reflection Nails (Limited Business License)
- Freeway Insurance (Limited Business License)
- MCDONALD'S (Retail Food Establishment)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 16
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 1
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 1
Top 311 request types
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 61
- Tree Debris Clean-Up Request — 44
- Stray Animal Complaint — 39
- Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED) — 36
- Tree Emergency — 34