Chicago building permits
week of Jun 15–Jun 21, 2026

Every permit the city issued in Chicago that week, straight from the public record — what got built, what it's worth, and who pulled the paperwork.

557permits issued
$90.1Mdeclared work (88% state a value)
359contractors pulling them
80a day, on average

What got permitted

Electrical139
Addition / remodel103
Roofing67
Plumbing30
New construction29
Solar28
Demolition25
Scaffold / sidewalk shed5

The ten biggest jobs

AddressWhatDeclaredWho pulled itPhone
10 S RIVERSIDE PLZ SELF-CERT 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 12TH FLOOR OFFICE SPACE. WORK TO INCLUDE DEMO, NEW PARTI $6.0M REX ELECT. & TECHNOLOGIES LLC 🔒
2100 E 87TH ST CPS SCHOOL - NO CHANGE IN USE. INTERIOR RENOVATIONS AT CHICAGO VOCATIONAL CAREER ACADEMY (CVCA), CURRENT USE/O $4.9M ROCHA ELECTRIC COMPANY 🔒
10 S LA SALLE ST SELFCERT 2019 CBRC: TENANT IMPROVEMENT ON 14TH FLOOR OF EXISTING MULTI-TENANT BUILDING. SCOPE INCLUDES DEMOLIT $4.5M ELECTRIC ONE COMPANY 🔒
749 S OAKLEY BLVD SELF-CERT 2019 CBC INTERIOR ALTERATION ON ALL 3 STORIES OF THE BUILDING AND MINOR MASONRY WORK ON EXTERIOR. OC $4.5M EVANS ELECTRIC LLC 🔒
10 S CANAL ST MODERNIZATION OF (8) EG ELEVATORS. (7) SEVEN EG PASSENGER ELEVATORS; CARS 8-13: 3500LBS CAPACITY @ 700FPM, 20 $4.2M SMART ELEVATOR COMPANY 🔒
9 W WALTON ST SC 2019 CBRC: FIRST TIME INTERIOR BUILD OUT OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, IN EXISTING CONDOMINIUM HI-RISE. WORKI $3.2M PREMIUM ELECTRIC SERVICES, INC 🔒
151 N FRANKLIN ST SELFCERT 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 19TH FLOOR OFFICE SPACE. NO CHANGE TO EXISTING USE. (OCCU $3.0M KELSO-BURNETT CO. 🔒
717 S WELLS ST DDS 2019 CBC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 6TH FLOOR DATA CENTER (INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF 5 EXISTING AHUS $3.0M KLASS ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. 🔒
737 W WASHINGTON BLVD SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 10900 SQ. FT. INCLUDES REPAIR/REPLACE OCCUPIABLE ROOF. ROOF COVERING: OTHER. LO $2.3M KNICKERBOCKER ROOFING & PAVING CO. 🔒
444 W LAKE ST SELFCERT 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 29TH FLOOR OFFICE SPACE. ACAR INCLUDED. NO CHANGE TO EXIS $2.2M MARON ELECTRIC COMPANY 🔒

Also worth a call

AddressWhatDeclaredWho pulled itPhone
1535 N LECLAIRE AVE NEW DETACHED WOOD FRAME GARAGE. DIMENSIONS AND SETBACKS PER APPLICATION. BUILDING OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS: 20'-0' '
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$25k MONRROY'S CONSTRUCTION LLC 🔒
3443 W 59TH PL NEW DETACHED WOOD FRAME GARAGE. DIMENSIONS AND SETBACKS PER APPLICATION. BUILDING OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS: 22'-0' '
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$25k ORLAND BUILDERS INC 🔒
1407 N WICKER PARK AVE NEW DETACHED WOOD FRAME GARAGE. DIMENSIONS AND SETBACKS PER APPLICATION. BUILDING OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS: 24'-0' '
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$25k ANCHOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC 🔒
12 W 44TH ST INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: LOW-SLOPED (<2:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 10 KW. ARR
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$20k WINDSOLEIL INCORPORATED 🔒
5534 W HUTCHINSON ST NEW DETACHED WOOD FRAME GARAGE. DIMENSIONS AND SETBACKS PER APPLICATION. BUILDING OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS: 20'-4' '
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$30k REAL RESTORATION GROUP INC 🔒
5217 S BISHOP ST INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: SLOPED (2:12 TO 5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 10 KW.
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$20k WINDSOLEIL INCORPORATED 🔒
1636 W WOLFRAM ST INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: LOW-SLOPED (<2:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 11.4 KW. A
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$20k WINDSOLEIL INCORPORATED 🔒
10052 S PRINCETON AVE INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: SLOPED (2:12 TO 5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 7.6 KW.
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$8k UNITY SOLAR GROUP LLC 🔒

Busiest contractors this week

ContractorPermitsDeclared valuePhone
SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES19$621k🔒
ROBERT MILCHLING15$15k🔒
SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC14$54k🔒
ROBERT LESNICKI11🔒
PEERLESS ENTERPRISES LLC7$78k🔒
BLUE LINE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTO6$208k🔒
ZERO HOME CORPORATION6$99k🔒
MARON ELECTRIC COMPANY5$3.1M🔒
EXCEPTIONAL EXTERIORS PLLC5$81k🔒
BATISTE MASONRY5$55k🔒

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