City In Review: Chicago

Garfield Ridge · 2024-09

Garfield Ridge permit value triples to $3.2 million

Permit value in Garfield Ridge jumped 222% in September, hitting $3.2 million versus roughly $980k the month before, even as the number of permits held nearly flat at 39. Most were express permits—33 of them—with five renovation jobs mixed in. Service requests dropped by a quarter, from 1,370 to just over 1,000. Rodent baiting complaints led the pack at 157, followed by graffiti removal requests at 122. Crime fell too: 198 incidents, down from 218, with violent offenses sliding from 56 to 48.

By the numbers

Building permits39
Declared construction value$3,164,580
New business licenses14
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1016
Reported crimes198
Violent crimes48
Failed food inspections0

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