City In Review: Chicago

Hyde Park · 2025-12

Hyde Park permit value drops 71% to $2.9M

Hyde Park pulled 27 permits in December, up from 23 the month before, but total value fell hard—from $9.9M to $2.9M. Most of the activity was small-scale: 15 permits came through the express program, 10 were renovation or alteration jobs. One sign permit, one reinstatement. No new businesses opened, none closed.

By the numbers

Building permits27
Declared construction value$2,902,056
New business licenses10
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests388
Reported crimes207
Violent crimes38
Failed food inspections4

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