City In Review: Chicago

Englewood · 2025-02

Englewood permit value drops 90% to $1.1 million

Englewood's permit count fell by a third in February—22 versus 34 the month before—but the real story is the dollar value, which cratered from $10.9 million to $1.1 million. Most permits were Express Program filings (12) or basic renovations (8). Crime dropped 22%, with violent offenses down 30%. Service requests dipped 8%, led by 124 tree-trim requests in a category the city no longer accepts. One food inspection failure turned up.

By the numbers

Building permits22
Declared construction value$1,092,540
New business licenses11
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests812
Reported crimes320
Violent crimes110
Failed food inspections1

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