Near North Side · 2024-11
Near North permits fall 28%, value down 11%
Permits dropped from 246 to 178 in November, a 28% slide. Total value fell 11% to $64.4 million. Express permits accounted for 112 of the month's applications, with renovation work (26 permits) and signage (22) trailing. Eleven elevator jobs and six new-construction filings filled out the top categories. No new business licenses or service requests showed up in the data.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 178 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $64,384,475 |
| New business licenses | 205 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1213 |
| Reported crimes | 923 |
| Violent crimes | 223 |
| Failed food inspections | 16 |
New businesses
- US VALET PARKING LLC (Valet Parking Operator)
- BuiltWorlds (Limited Business License)
- STAR OF SIAM (Retail Food Establishment)
- LIZZANO (Retail Food Establishment)
- KING (Limited Business License)
- STASIAS ART (Regulated Business License)
- Nike USA, Inc. (Limited Business License)
- MERCHANDISE MART PROPERTIES, INC. (Pop-Up Retail User)
- FOXTROT MARKET (Retail Food Establishment)
- FOXTROT MARKET (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 112
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 26
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 22
- PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT — 11
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 6
Top 311 request types
- Graffiti Removal Request — 244
- Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED) — 98
- Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review — 96
- Street Light Out Complaint — 79
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 58