Lincoln Park · 2024-05
Lincoln Park permits double but total value drops 81%
Lincoln Park issued 84 permits in May, double April's count, but their combined value fell from $97 million to $18 million—an 81% drop that suggests the previous month included one or two enormous projects. Most of the new permits were express jobs (40) or renovations (20). Crime rose 26%, with violent incidents up 38% to 69. Service requests ticked up 5%, led by 205 graffiti removal calls. Food inspection failures dropped by nearly half.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 84 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $17,996,121 |
| New business licenses | 68 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1895 |
| Reported crimes | 387 |
| Violent crimes | 69 |
| Failed food inspections | 9 |
New businesses
- PURE BARRE LINCOLN PARK (Regulated Business License)
- THE ONE (Limited Business License)
- Barnes & Noble Booksellers Inc (Limited Business License)
- HONORE WICKER PARK (Pop-Up Retail User)
- Soft Bites (Retail Food Establishment)
- HONORE WICKER PARK (Pop-Up Retail User)
- CHIP CITY (Retail Food Establishment)
- North Buena Deli & Wine (Package Goods)
- PROPER PIZZA CHICAGO, INC. (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX GREEK CHURCH (Special Event Food)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 40
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 20
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 16
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 4
- PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 3
Top 311 request types
- Graffiti Removal Request — 205
- Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint — 117
- Pothole in Street Complaint — 116
- Water On Street Complaint — 106
- Tree Emergency — 102