City In Review: Chicago

West Town · 2025-10

West Town permit value falls 85% to $7.7M

West Town issued 123 permits in October, roughly flat with September's 119, but their combined value dropped 85% to $7.7 million—down from $51 million the month before. Seventy-seven of the permits came through the express program, with another 24 for renovation work. No new business licenses or closures appeared in the data.

By the numbers

Building permits123
Declared construction value$7,708,149
New business licenses101
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests2837
Reported crimes678
Violent crimes111
Failed food inspections31

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