North Lawndale · 2025-08
North Lawndale permit value spikes to $48.4 million
Permit value in North Lawndale jumped from $3.5 million to $48.4 million in August, a thirteenfold increase on 46 permits. Twenty were filed through the express program, 12 for renovations, and seven for new construction. The surge suggests major development underway, though the data doesn't specify which projects drove the spike. Business licenses and service requests registered zero activity.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 46 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $48,428,203 |
| New business licenses | 15 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1232 |
| Reported crimes | 548 |
| Violent crimes | 206 |
| Failed food inspections | 3 |
New businesses
- JORGE L BARICO HEREDIA (Peddler License)
- GIOVAIRA MERCADO GONZALEZ (Peddler License)
- CARMEN NAVA (Mobile Food License)
- 76 (Tobacco)
- Farm on Ogden (Retail Food Establishment)
- Farm on Ogden (Food - Shared Kitchen - Supplemental)
- CENTRAL SCULPTURE WORKS (Manufacturing Establishments)
- MOUNTAIN I INC (Tobacco)
- DRW College Prep (Retail Food Establishment)
- DOUGLAS PARK DOLLAR & FOOD (Tobacco)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 20
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 12
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 7
- PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT — 4
- PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 3
Top 311 request types
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 123
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 95
- Weed Removal Request — 79
- Clean Vacant Lot Request — 62
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 61