Uptown · 2024-07
Uptown permits jump 21% despite value dip
Uptown pulled 35 permits in July, up 21% from June, though their combined value fell 26% to $4.4 million. More than half were express permits — the quick-turnaround kind — with another 11 for renovations or alterations. Permit count climbed even as dollar figures slid, suggesting smaller-scale work drove the month's activity.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 35 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $4,415,517 |
| New business licenses | 52 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1227 |
| Reported crimes | 425 |
| Violent crimes | 132 |
| Failed food inspections | 5 |
New businesses
- FIREBIRD PIRI PIRI GRILL (Retail Food Establishment)
- TACO BELL CANTINA (Retail Food Establishment)
- LOWELL DENNIS THOMPSON (Peddler License)
- COMPLETE CARE AT SHERIDAN COMMONS (Regulated Business License)
- COCOBAR (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- ACCESS CONTEMPORARY MUSIC (Limited Business License)
- Milk Handmade (Limited Business License)
- DOWNSTATE DONUTS (Retail Food Establishment)
- Uptown United (Raffles)
- RESERVOIR (Retail Food Establishment)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 18
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 11
- PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT — 3
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 2
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 1
Top 311 request types
- Graffiti Removal Request — 230
- Street Light Out Complaint — 63
- Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint — 56
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 55
- Yard Waste Pick-Up Request — 52