West Garfield Park · 2025-04
West Garfield Park permit value drops 58% to $658k
Fourteen permits cleared in April, down from 22 the month before, with total value falling to roughly $658,000—less than half March's $1.57 million. Seven came through the express program, four were renovation or alteration jobs, and one was a demolition. No new businesses opened, no 311 requests logged, and the other metrics sit at zero in this slice of the data.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 14 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $657,867 |
| New business licenses | 7 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1169 |
| Reported crimes | 280 |
| Violent crimes | 113 |
| Failed food inspections | 1 |
New businesses
- EMPOWERED FOR SUCCESS LLC (Regulated Business License)
- SPARKLE KLEEN CAR WASH (Limited Business License)
- AMINA HARVEY (Peddler License)
- MARIO FOOD & TOBACCO (Retail Food Establishment)
- DREAM TOWN (Limited Business License)
- DREAM TOWN (Limited Business License)
- Top of the Line Hair Studio (Limited Business License)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 7
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 4
- PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 1
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 1
- PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT — 1
Top 311 request types
- Street Cleaning Request — 125
- Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED) — 82
- Sign Repair Request - All Other Signs — 82
- Sanitation Code Violation — 82
- Graffiti Removal Request — 69