Monthly permit report

Chicago commercial building permits, July 2025

Biggest projects in July 2025

By declared value.

400 S Jefferson St
Issued Jul 17 · 15 permits
$59.2M
DDS 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING 4 STORY BUILDING ON LEVELS 1-4, WITH FINISH WORK AT THE TOWER (LEVELS 5-8). INCLUDES MINOR DEMOLITION TO CREATE AN OPENING IN…
commercialBuilding · Electrical · Fire protection · SignsSkender Construction, Llc.
104 E Oak St
Issued Jul 2 · 5 permits
$7.7M
SPR 2019 CBRC: ALTERATIONS AND CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO EXISTING 3 STORY BUILDING.CHANGE OF EXISTING RESTAURANT SPACE ON FLOORS 2 AND 3 TO CREATE 2 DWELLING UNITS ON LEVEL 2 AND…
commercialBuilding · Electrical · ElevatorBulley & Andrews, L.L.C.
3737 N Mozart St

In July 2025, Chicago issued 1,069 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 418 projects, declaring $149M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (527 permits), then electrical (309).
The most active contractor was Maron Electric Company, with 24 permits.
The largest project was at 400 S Jefferson St, with $59.2M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 6 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 28, 2026. How we count