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In the 45 days to 2026-10-18, Chicago issued 425 building permits with a declared value of $250,000 or more, totalling $934,501,310 (median $595,728). These are the projects that need subcontractors, suppliers, equipment, insurance and services in the coming months.
| Type | Permits |
|---|---|
| RENOVATION/ALTERATION | 215 |
| NEW CONSTRUCTION | 127 |
| EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | 72 |
| ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT | 9 |
| WRECKING/DEMOLITION | 2 |
| Value band | Permits |
|---|---|
| $250k-$500k | 172 |
| $500k-$1M | 132 |
| $1M-$5M | 94 |
| $5M+ | 27 |
| ZIP | Permits | Declared value |
|---|
| Issued | Value | Type | ZIP | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | $151,112,046 | RENOVATION/ALTERATION | PHASE 3 OF 3: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 7-STORY OFFICE BUILDING TO CONVERT TO A DATA CENTER. WORK TO INCLUDE NEW EQUIPMENT WITH ASSOC | |
| 2026-10-06 | $44,919,084 | RENOVATION/ALTERATION | SELF CERT 2019 CBC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING OFFICE FLOORS 10 THROUGH 16 FOR BUILDOUT OF GOLUB CAPITAL OFFICE SPACE AS PER PLANS (OC | |
| 2026-10-08 | $29,000,000 | RENOVATION/ALTERATION | SELF-CERT CBC: INITIAL BUILDOUT OF 56,721 SF COMMERICAL OFFICE SPACE ON 19TH, 20TH, AND 21ST FLOORS (3 CONTIGUOUS FLOORS). INCLUDES REFERENC | |
| 2026-09-16 | $28,795,046 | NEW CONSTRUCTION | DDS 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR A 5-STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING WITH GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE SPACE WITH 51 AFFORDABLE DWELLIN | |
| 2026-10-09 | $25,000,000 | NEW CONSTRUCTION | DDS 2019 CBC: NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 52 UNIT SENIOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. THE PROJECT INCLUDES (44) 1 BEDROOM UNITS AND (8) 2 BEDROOM UNITS. | |
| 2026-09-30 | $21,000,000 | RENOVATION/ALTERATION | SPR 2019 CBC - PBC/DFSS/2FM - #10030: FOUNDATION, GRADE BEAMS, UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, AND LANDSCAPE. FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 2-STORY SENI | |
| 2026-09-29 | $21,000,000 | NEW CONSTRUCTION | SPR 2019 CBC - PBC/DFSS/2FM - #10030: PILES (VERTICAL PENETRATION) ONLY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 2-STORY SENIOR CENTER TO INCLUDE AT-GRADE | |
| 2026-09-18 | $20,690,000 | RENOVATION/ALTERATION | SELF CERT 2019 CBC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING MERCANTILE SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE FOSTER MEDICAL PAILION WITHIN THE SWEDISH C |
The full list (address, ZIP, valuation, type, work description, contractor company where Chicago publishes it, units, square footage, link to the city record) for Chicago, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin and Seattle: Construction permit leads, $49 / 30 days for all five cities. Buy 30 days
Source: the city's official open-data portal. Valuations as declared on the permit. Names of individual people are not published on this page.