City In Review: Chicago

Kenwood · 2025-02

Kenwood permits double to 12, hit $2.4M

Kenwood issued 12 permits in February, up from six the month before, with total value climbing 47% to $2.37 million. Five came through the express program, five were renovation jobs. The neighborhood fielded 220 service requests, down 29% from January's 308—potholes, streetlight outages, and graffiti calls led the way. Violent crime dropped 30% to 31 incidents. No new businesses registered and none closed.

By the numbers

Building permits12
Declared construction value$2,367,172
New business licenses4
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests220
Reported crimes116
Violent crimes31
Failed food inspections0

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