City In Review: Chicago

Lincoln Square · 2024-05

Lincoln Square permit value jumps eleven-fold to $4.5M

Permit value in Lincoln Square shot up 1,133% in May, from $366k to $4.5 million, while the number of permits more than doubled to 38. Most were express permits (29), but the dollar surge suggests at least one hefty project. Service requests climbed a third to 1,282, led by yard waste pickups and tree emergencies—storm debris, likely. Crime ticked down 8% to 175 incidents, with violent offenses falling 15%. Food inspection failures dropped from eight to five. No new business licenses recorded.

By the numbers

Building permits38
Declared construction value$4,516,483
New business licenses29
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1282
Reported crimes175
Violent crimes44
Failed food inspections5

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