City In Review: Chicago

Grand Boulevard · 2024-12

Grand Boulevard permit value jumps 49% to $6.5M

Grand Boulevard logged $6.5 million in construction permits in December, up 49% from November despite two fewer permits issued. Express permits led the count with 11, trailed by four each for renovation and new construction. Service requests dropped 19% to 455, with tree-trim requests—88 of them for a service no longer accepted—still topping the list. Street lights out and abandoned vehicles rounded out the common complaints. Violent crime fell 16% to 87 incidents while overall crime held flat at 304. No businesses opened or closed.

By the numbers

Building permits21
Declared construction value$6,489,395
New business licenses8
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests455
Reported crimes304
Violent crimes87
Failed food inspections1

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