West Ridge · 2024-08
West Ridge permit value drops to $1.78M
West Ridge logged 47 permits worth $1.78 million in August, down 23% in count and 20% in dollar value from July. Express permits made up 30 of those—routine work like water heaters and electric fixes. The neighborhood also saw seven renovation permits, three for signs, and three for new construction. No new business licenses showed up in the dataset.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 47 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $1,781,255 |
| New business licenses | 28 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1558 |
| Reported crimes | 299 |
| Violent crimes | 91 |
| Failed food inspections | 6 |
New businesses
- WE FIT IT (Regulated Business License)
- HOLY NATIVITY ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (Special Event Food)
- SULTANI BOOKS (Limited Business License)
- PETERSON & WOLCOTT BP (Tobacco)
- Chicago Paralegal Notary Services (Limited Business License)
- BP DEVON (Tobacco)
- Subsystem-X Fitness & Recovery (Regulated Business License)
- MISERICORDIA HOME (Raffles)
- PAK SWEETS INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- A AND P FOOD AND LIQUOR (Tobacco)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 30
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 7
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 3
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 3
- PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 2
Top 311 request types
- Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint — 145
- Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED) — 141
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 125
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 111
- Graffiti Removal Request — 88