DATA DESK

Chicago construction, by the numbers.

3,108 building permits filed September 15, 2026 – October 14, 2026, with $792,939,550 in reported construction value. Computed straight from the city's public building-permit records — nothing estimated, nothing modeled.

FILED PERMITS

3,108

building permits filed in the last 30 days

REPORTED VALUE

$792,939,550

total reported construction value · 2,735 permits with a filed value

ROOFING MATCHES

501

168 strong · 333 possible roofing leads

DATA WINDOW

Sep 15 – Oct 14, 2026

30-day window anchored on the latest permit in the feed

PERMITS PER DAY

Thirty days of filings

Building permits filed on each calendar day, September 15, 2026 – October 14, 2026. Weekend dips are the city offices closed, not construction stopping.

Sep 15

140

Sep 16

236

Sep 17

117

Sep 18

138

Sep 19

Sep 20

Sep 21

189

Sep 22

136

Sep 23

177

Sep 24

129

Sep 25

Sep 26

Sep 27

Sep 28

176

Sep 29

154

Sep 30

161

Oct 1

111

Oct 2

104

Oct 3

Oct 4

Oct 5

158

Oct 6

138

Oct 7

148

Oct 8

119

Oct 9

Oct 10

Oct 11

Oct 12

Oct 13

149

Oct 14

150

BIGGEST JOBS

Top 10 permits by reported value

The largest reported construction values filed in the window. "Not reported" means the applicant left the field blank — we never fill it in.

#	Address	Work description	Reported value
1	400 S LA SALLE ST	PHASE 3 OF 3: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 7-STORY OFFICE BUILDING TO CONVERT TO A DATA CENTER. WORK TO IN…	$151,112,046
2	225 W RANDOLPH ST	SELF CERT 2019 CBC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING OFFICE FLOORS 10 THROUGH 16 FOR BUILDOUT OF GOLUB CAPITAL…	$44,919,084
3	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…	$29,000,000
4	136 N KEDZIE AVE	DDS 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR A 5-STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING WITH GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE SP…	$28,795,046
5	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…	$25,000,000
6	4717 S CALUMET AVE	SPR 2019 CBC - PBC/DFSS/2FM - #10030: PILES (VERTICAL PENETRATION) ONLY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 2-STORY SEN…	$21,000,000
7	4717 S CALUMET AVE	SPR 2019 CBC - PBC/DFSS/2FM - #10030: FOUNDATION, GRADE BEAMS, UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, AND LANDSCAPE. FOR NEW…	$21,000,000
8	5215 N CALIFORNIA AVE	SELF CERT 2019 CBC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING MERCANTILE SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE FOSTER MEDICA…	$20,690,000
9	315 S JEFFERSON ST	DDS 2019 CBC: NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 9-STORY MIXED USE BUILDING WITH BASEMENT ON CAISSONS. THE 1ST FLOOR WILL…	$19,000,000
10	1651 E 95TH ST	REPAIR/REPLACEMENT AFFECTING 1 SYSTEMS : 3 PACKAGED TERMINAL DX SYSTEM(CARRIER 48GEEMO8A2M5-8W3C0 ROOF) . EL…	$18,230,600

PERMIT MIX

What kind of permits

Every permit filed in the window, grouped by permit type.

Permit type	Count	Share
PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM	2,081	67.0%
PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION	471	15.2%
PERMIT - SIGNS	200	6.4%
PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION	131	4.2%
PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT	107	3.4%
PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION	77	2.5%
PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT	41	1.3%

Methodology. Reported values are what applicants filed with the city. Public data from the City of Chicago building permit records (data.cityofchicago.org), covering September 15, 2026 – October 14, 2026. Counts are filings on issue date, not project completions. Roofing matches use the same classification as our public preview: strong means the scope explicitly names roofing work; possible means new construction, additions, dormers, or exterior work that typically involves a roofer. This snapshot is refreshed as new data arrives; it is a read of the public record, not a forecast.

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