City In Review: Chicago

Lower West Side · 2025-04

Lower West Side pulls 27 express permits in April

Lower West Side logged 40 permits in April, up from 30 the month before. Most of that activity—27 permits—came through the city's express program, which handles smaller interior jobs. Total permitted value hit $3.5 million, a 25% climb from March's $2.8 million. Eight renovation permits and three new-construction permits rounded out the month. No new business licenses appeared in the data, and 311 requests sat at zero.

By the numbers

Building permits40
Declared construction value$3,496,186
New business licenses42
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1112
Reported crimes197
Violent crimes61
Failed food inspections5

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