GroundTally construction pulse · data as of 2026-09-13

Chicago, IL

44,274 permits on file · source: data.cityofchicago.org · updated daily
Permits issued, last 30 days
2,747
▼ 1.0% vs same period last year
Construction valuation, last 90 days
$2.3B
▲ 6.9% vs same period last year · project-level
Active contractors, last 90 days
1,628
▲ 5.6% vs same period last year
Top trade, last 90 days
building
2,872 permits

Permit velocity

Permits issued per week, trailing 13 weeks
0200400600800Jun 21Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13625
This year Same weeks last year
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WeekThis yearLast year
Week of Jun 21557535
Week of Jun 28713758
Week of Jul 5597592
Week of Jul 12661572
Week of Jul 19679669
Week of Jul 26642759
Week of Aug 2679713
Week of Aug 9755617
Week of Aug 16697616
Week of Aug 23739719
Week of Aug 30694765
Week of Sep 6677608
Week of Sep 13625665

Biggest new projects

Last 30 days, section permits collapsed to projects
ValuationAddressContractorDescriptionIssued
$50.0M 1869 W PERSHING RD ↗ RTG ELECTRIC CORPORATION LOW VOLTAGE/COMMUNICATION ELECTRICAL WORK. ALTER EXISTING OTHER. SPECIFIC LOCATION: BASEMENT - 4TH FLOOR. 2026-08-21
$15.6M 5339 S STATE ST ↗ SPURLOCK & SON DDS 2019 CBC: NEW 2 STORY DANCE STUDIO BUILDING (OCCUPANCY GROUP B; CONSTRUCTION TYPE IIIA) V3 COMPANIES OF IL 2026-09-02
$11.5M 917 W BELMONT AVE ↗ MIREX ELECTRIC & CONSTRUCTION, DDS 2019 CBC: NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 5-STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING TO INCLUDE GROUND FLOOR RETAIL, AT-GRADE PARKING (6 PARKI 2026-08-25
$10.9M 9 W WALTON ST ↗ JAMERSON & BAUWENS ELEC. CONTR SPR 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING LL2, AND 37TH AND 38TH FLOOR CONDO UNIT, IN EXISTING HIGH RISE CONDO BUIL 2026-09-02
$10.8M 300 N LA SALLE ST ↗ KELSO-BURNETT CO. SELF-CERT 2019 CBRC: STRUCTURAL PEER REVIEW INCLUDED. INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING OFFICE SPACE ON FLOORS 32 & 33. W 2026-08-19
$9.5M 4725 N CLIFTON AVE ↗ RDK ELECTRIC, INC. DDS 2019 CBC: PHASE 2- 5 STORY MULTI-USE BUILDING WITH 40 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AT LEVELS 2 THRU 5, GROUND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL 2026-08-19
$8.2M 433 W VAN BUREN ST ↗ RISE ELECTRIC LLC DDS 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 4TH FLOOR OFFICE SPACE. WORK TO INCLUDE DEMO, NEW PARTITIONS, ELECTRICAL 2026-08-25
$7.0M 8560 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE ↗ LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK. REPAIR OR ALTER DEVICES ON EXISTING CIRCUITS. RECEPTACLE OUTLETS: 1 . LIGHTING OUTLETS: 0. 2026-08-26
$6.4M 5550 S UNIVERSITY AVE ↗ TUCKPOINTING AND UNIT MASONRY REPAIR / REPLACEMENT: 2500 SQ. FT., LINTEL QTY. 0, MAX. LENGTH 0. PARAPET REBUILDING: 250 2026-09-04
$6.1M 1250 W DIVISION ST ↗ NUCORE ELECTRIC, INC. SPR 2019 CBC NEW INTERIOR ACCESSORY OFFICES, WAITING AREA, SHOWROOM EXPANSION AND ASSOCIATED EXTERIOR SITE WORK FOR THE 2026-09-11

Permits by trade

Last 90 days, normalized taxonomy
building2,872electrical1,912roofing1,044plumbing774solar581other580sign352demolition310
Table view
TradePermits (90d)YoY
building2,872+4%
electrical1,912-3%
roofing1,044+20%
plumbing774+7%
solar581+7%
other580-5%
sign352-29%
demolition310-6%
mechanical139+2%
pool17+183%

Permit map

Each dot is one permit issued in the last 30 days

Top contractors

By permits issued, last 90 days
ContractorPermitsValuation
SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC226$692.2K
ALVAREZ ELECTRICAL TECH87$509.8K
CHAVEZ ELECTRIC69$6.2M
CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS CORP.55$11.2M
GARAGE 2017 LLC DBA DANLEY'S GARAGE WORLD51$1.9M
BLUE LINE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTO51$6.1M
MARON ELECTRIC COMPANY47$171.9M
ROBERT LESNICKI45
A.B.C. PLUMBING, HEATING, COOLING & ELECTRIC, INC.38$450.4K
HARTMANN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC37$18.0M