Kenwood · 2024-05
Kenwood permit value jumps to $7.9 million
Permit value in Kenwood shot up nearly 7,000% in May, landing at $7.9 million compared to $112k the month before. The 22 permits filed included a dozen through the express program and nine renovation jobs. A BP station on Woodlawn opened under new licenses—filling, retail food, and tobacco—while Queen Noir Body Waxing got a limited business license. Service requests climbed 27%, led by 90 tree trim requests (a category the city no longer accepts). Violent crime ticked up from 38 to 47 incidents.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 22 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $7,869,363 |
| New business licenses | 12 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 429 |
| Reported crimes | 158 |
| Violent crimes | 47 |
| Failed food inspections | 1 |
New businesses
- WOODLAWN AMOCO DBA BP (Filling Station)
- QUEEN NOIR BODY WAXING (Limited Business License)
- Walgreens #4519 (Tobacco)
- WOODLAWN AMOCO DBA BP (Retail Food Establishment)
- Walgreens #4519 (Retail Food Establishment)
- WOODLAWN AMOCO DBA BP (Tobacco)
- Walgreens #4519 (Package Goods)
- FINANCIAL AID 4 SUCCESS LLC (Regulated Business License)
- HAWTHORN PRIVATE YACHTS LLC (Commercial Passenger Vessel)
- JUST RIGHT BOATING LLC (Commercial Passenger Vessel)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 12
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 9
- PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT — 1
Top 311 request types
- Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED) — 90
- Street Light Out Complaint — 58
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 25
- Pothole in Street Complaint — 23
- Tree Emergency — 19