City In Review: Chicago

Woodlawn · 2024-08

Woodlawn permit value hits $4.3M on fewer projects

Woodlawn logged 26 permits in August, down from 30 in July, but their total value jumped 43 percent to $4.3 million. Eighteen were express permits; five covered new construction. Service requests dropped 37 percent to 766, led by tree-trim requests (73) and tree debris cleanup (62). Rodent complaints hit 42. Violent crime rose 10 percent to 134 incidents, while overall crime fell 8 percent to 345. Two restaurants failed inspections, up from one the month before.

By the numbers

Building permits26
Declared construction value$4,311,920
New business licenses7
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests766
Reported crimes345
Violent crimes134
Failed food inspections2

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