Hyde Park · 2025-09
Hyde Park permit value drops 74% despite more filings
Hyde Park logged 31 permits in September, up from 25 the month before, but the total dollar value cratered from $7.7 million to just under $2 million. Half the permits came through the express program, suggesting smaller-scale work. Six sign permits and six renovation jobs rounded out the activity. No new businesses opened, no 311 requests filed, and the other usual metrics stayed at zero.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 31 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $1,977,771 |
| New business licenses | 14 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 563 |
| Reported crimes | 197 |
| Violent crimes | 34 |
| Failed food inspections | 7 |
New businesses
- LAZ PARKING (Commercial Garage)
- KAJANA DILLAH (Shared Housing Unit Operator)
- JEROME CHARLES WILLIAMS (Peddler License)
- BLAQUE MILLENNIUM KITCHENS LLC (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- AT&T Authorized Retailer #4109 (Limited Business License)
- ELITE ATHLETES PERFORMANCE (Regulated Business License)
- CBRE, INC. (Limited Business License)
- HYATT PLACE CHICAGO SOUTH (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- HYATT PLACE CHICAGO SOUTH (Regulated Business License)
- HYATT PLACE CHICAGO SOUTH (Retail Food Establishment)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 16
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 6
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 6
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 2
- PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT — 1
Top 311 request types
- Traffic Signal Out Complaint — 55
- Water Lead Test Kit Request — 47
- Street Light Out Complaint — 34
- Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint — 33
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 30