City In Review: Chicago

Grand Boulevard · 2024-09

Grand Boulevard permit value drops 54% to $5.2M

Grand Boulevard pulled 27 permits worth $5.2 million in September, down from $11.5 million the month before. Express permits led the batch with 13, followed by eight renovation jobs and six new construction starts. Service requests fell 26% to 507, with streetlight outages (43) and busted traffic signals (37) topping the list. Crime dropped 22% to 319 incidents; violent offenses went from 102 to 85. No new businesses opened or closed. One restaurant failed inspection, down from three.

By the numbers

Building permits27
Declared construction value$5,220,601
New business licenses13
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests507
Reported crimes319
Violent crimes85
Failed food inspections1

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