Chicago building permits
week of Oct 5–Oct 11, 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.

668permits issued
$176.7Mdeclared work (85% state a value)
396contractors pulling them
95a day, on average

What got permitted

Electrical167
Addition / remodel118
Roofing65
Plumbing38
Solar37
New construction28
Demolition24
Scaffold / sidewalk shed6

The ten biggest jobs

AddressWhatDeclaredWho pulled itPhone
225 W RANDOLPH ST SELF CERT 2019 CBC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING OFFICE FLOORS 10 THROUGH 16 FOR BUILDOUT OF GOLUB CAPITAL $44.9M KELSO-BURNETT CO. 🔒
333 W WOLF POINT PLZ SELF-CERT CBC: INITIAL BUILDOUT OF 56,721 SF COMMERICAL OFFICE SPACE ON 19TH, 20TH, AND 21ST FLOORS (3 CONTIGU $29.0M MARON ELECTRIC COMPANY 🔒
8332 S DR MARTIN L KING JR DR DDS 2019 CBC: NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 52 UNIT SENIOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. THE PROJECT INCLUDES (44) 1 BEDROOM U $25.0M JOLEN ELECTRIC, INC. 🔒
315 S JEFFERSON ST DDS 2019 CBC: NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 9-STORY MIXED USE BUILDING WITH BASEMENT ON CAISSONS. THE 1ST FLOOR WILL $19.0M SDI ELECTRIC GROUP LLC 🔒
1131 W BLACKHAWK ST SPR CBRC 2019: STRUCTURAL PEER REVIEW INCLUDED. INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO 2ND FLOOR OFFICE SPACE. WORK TO INCLU $3.7M CONNELLY ELECTRIC CO. 🔒
600 W CHICAGO AVE SELF-CERT 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATION TO EXISTING 3RD-FLOOR OFFICE SPACE. WORK TO INCLUDE DEMOLITION AND C $3.2M RISE ELECTRIC LLC 🔒
2353 W BYRON ST DDS 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR 5 STORY 8 D.U. BUILDING WITH BASEMENT, 1ST FLOOR RETAIL, 8 CAR GARAGE A $2.2M GF ELECTRIC LLC 🔒
400 E RANDOLPH ST SPR, CBRC 2019, INTERIOR ALTERATION TO 7TH FLOOR COMMON AREA SPA (HOT TUB) IN AN EXISTING 40 STORY HIGH-RISE R $2.0M MCWILLIAMS ELECTRIC CO. INC. 🔒
676 N ST CLAIR ST THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF AN APPROXIMATE 6,200 SF RENOVATION OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 14TH FLOOR OF AN EXISTING $2.0M CONTINENTAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRU 🔒
8000 S LAKE SHORE DR DDS 2019 CBC: PILES (VERTICAL PENETRATIONS) ONLY PERMIT FOR A PROPOSED 5-STORY HOSPITAL BUILDING AS PER PLANS. $1.9M POWER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC 🔒

Also worth a call

AddressWhatDeclaredWho pulled itPhone
1945 N FRANCISCO AVE SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 2361 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: ASPHALT SHINGLES. LOCATION: AT TOP OF THE ROOF. IL
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$16k EXCEPTIONAL EXTERIORS PLLC 🔒
1308 S INDEPENDENCE BLVD SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 8238 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: OTHER. LOCATION: RE ROOFING. IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$222k GOLDFINCH CONSTRUCTION LLC 🔒
8928 S DANTE AVE SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 1259 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: ASPHALT SHINGLES. LOCATION: HOUSE ROOF. IL ROOFING
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$10k FLORES ENTERPRISES INC 🔒
3348 S LEAVITT ST INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON ROOF OF PRINCIPAL BUILDING. ROOF TYPE: SLOPED (2:12 TO 5:12). INVERTER OUTPUT: 0.45 KW
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$50k JDK ACQUISTIONS LLC 🔒
4248 W 76TH ST SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 7000 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: ASPHALT SHINGLES. LOCATION: ROOF TOP. IL ROOFING CO
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$22k NORTON SONS ROOFING CO INC 🔒
301 E 50TH ST SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 800 SQ. FT.ROOF COVERING: OTHER.LOCATION: RE-ROOF.IL ROOFING CONTRACTOR LICENSE
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$65k NSX ROOFING LLC 🔒
4223 W 76TH ST SCOPE: ROOF REPLACEMENT. AREA: 7000 SQ. FT. ROOF COVERING: ASPHALT SHINGLES. LOCATION: ROOFTOP. IL ROOFING CON
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$22k NORTON SONS ROOFING CO INC 🔒
5815 S NORMANDY AVE NEW DETACHED WOOD FRAME GARAGE. DIMENSIONS AND SETBACKS PER APPLICATION. BUILDING OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS: 24'-0' '
Fresh roof — prime solar-ready signal
$40k THE GARAGE GUY INC DBA ABSOLUTE GARAGE BUILDERS, I 🔒

Busiest contractors this week

ContractorPermitsDeclared valuePhone
SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES23$486k🔒
PK PLUMBING & BACKFLOW INC17$425k🔒
SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC16$45k🔒
CERTIFIED ELECTRIC LLC12$190k🔒
ROBERT LESNICKI11—🔒
OLYMPIK SIGNS, INC.10$58k🔒
DEPENDABLE SOLUTIONS CORP10$41k🔒
CHAVEZ ELECTRIC8$814k🔒
BLUE LINE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTO7$314k🔒
NORTON SONS ROOFING CO INC7$154k🔒

This page is last week. The product is tomorrow morning.

Names are public record, so they're on this page — a week late, unsorted, and for every trade at once. A subscription is the other half: the permits that match your trade, in your inbox by 8:30 the morning each one is published, ranked, with the contractor's number wherever it can be found. Chicago issued 668 permits that week. You'd have seen your share of them six days sooner than this page showed them.

Start a free trial →

Or go straight to it: Standard $99/mo · Enriched $149/mo — month to month, first month refunded if it doesn't surface a job worth bidding.

This week in other cities: Austin · New York · or today's Chicago permits.