City In Review: Chicago

Roseland · 2024-11

Roseland permits fall 47% while dollar value stays flat

Permits in Roseland dropped from 53 to 28 in November—a 47% slide—but the dollar value barely budged, holding at $626k. Express permits accounted for 17 of the 28 approvals. Service requests fell by a quarter, led by 95 calls about garbage cart maintenance. Crime was down 20%, including an 11% drop in violent offenses. Three food inspections failed, triple the previous month's count.

By the numbers

Building permits28
Declared construction value$626,343
New business licenses13
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests974
Reported crimes391
Violent crimes148
Failed food inspections3

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