City In Review: Chicago

Kenwood · 2024-04

Kenwood logs $112k in permits, mostly express work

Kenwood pulled nine permits in April totaling $112,000, all of it new activity after a quiet March. Seven were express permits; two covered elevator equipment. No new businesses opened or closed. Residents filed 337 service requests, led by 98 tree-trim asks (a category the city no longer accepts). Building violations came in second with 27. Police recorded 134 crimes, 38 of them violent. One food establishment failed inspection.

By the numbers

Building permits9
Declared construction value$111,731
New business licenses7
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests337
Reported crimes134
Violent crimes38
Failed food inspections1

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