Hyde Park · 2025-05
Hyde Park permit value drops to $6.6M
Hyde Park pulled 26 permits in May, down from 37 the month before. Total value fell by half to $6.6 million. Nineteen of those permits came through the express program, which handles smaller jobs. Five were for renovation work and two for new construction. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the city's records this month.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 26 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $6,590,002 |
| New business licenses | 17 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 499 |
| Reported crimes | 233 |
| Violent crimes | 42 |
| Failed food inspections | 7 |
New businesses
- JA GRILL HYDE PARK (Special Event Liquor)
- 57TH STREET ART FAIR (Pop-Up Retail User)
- 21ST CENTURY ARTISANS (Pop-Up Retail User)
- BOB'S PIZZA (Special Event Liquor)
- DAISY'S PO BOY AND TAVERN (Special Event Liquor)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (Food - Shared Kitchen - Supplemental)
- Marimarshe Salon 2.0 (Limited Business License)
- COPRICE JONES (Peddler License)
- Sprocket & Stone L.L.C. (Limited Business License)
- WALGREENS #162 (Tobacco)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 19
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 5
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 2
Top 311 request types
- Pothole in Street Complaint — 72
- Tree Emergency — 51
- Tree Debris Clean-Up Request — 30
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 26
- Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review — 23