"Though EveryBlock has been able to build an engaged community over the years, we’re faced with the decision to wrap things up," a posting on the EveryBlock.com blog said.
The posting said Everyblock faced increasing challenges to build a profitable business. It had 10 employees.
The company was founded in 2007 by Naperville native Adrian Holovaty and acquired by MSNBC.com in 2009. NBC News acquired MSNBC.com last year.
EveryBlock collected data such as building permits, crime reports, news stories and even Yelp reviews for 19 cities and made the information is made searchable by address, zip code or neighborhood.
The sites also focused on community discussions and helping residents improve their neighborhoods.
MSNBC and founder Holovaty did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
"EveryBlock was among the more innovative and ambitious journalism projects at a time when journalism desperately needed innovation and ambition. RIP," Holovaty wrote Thursday in a blog post on his site Holovaty.com.
Holovaty wrote that he believes EveryBlock, founded with the help of a $1.1 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, was a successful attempt to push innovation in newspaper and journalism.
"It was a great site, beautifully designed and lovingly crafted. It made a difference for people, particularly in Chicago," he wrote.
Holovaty left the site in August to pursue other interests.
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