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Chicago, IL construction market report

Week of September 10, 2026 · auto-generated daily from City of Chicago Open Data

Overview Market report Homeowner leads Top contractors
532permits this week ▼ 29%
$15,000median project value ▼ 25%

Permits by trade

TradeThis week VolumeLast weekChange
Roofing74
194▼ 62%
Solar20
84▼ 76%
Electrical159
186▼ 15%
Plumbing48
68▼ 29%
HVAC14
22▼ 36%
Fencing27
30▼ 10%
Decks & Patios66
66▲ 0%
Remodeling122
146▼ 16%
New Construction47
44▲ 7%
Demolition16
24▼ 33%
Windows & Doors14
10▲ 40%
ADUs1
4▼ 75%
Foundation16
14▲ 14%

Biggest projects this week

IssuedAddressWork descriptionEst. value
2026-09-045550 S UNIVERSITY AVETUCKPOINTING AND UNIT MASONRY REPAIR / REPLACEMENT: 2500 SQ. FT., LINTEL QTY. 0, MAX. LENGTH 0. PARAPET REBUILDING: 250 SQ. FT. LOCATION: EXTERIOR FACADE MASONRY REPAIRS..$6,411,265
2026-09-043120 N PULASKI RDSPR 2019 CBRC INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EAST TENANT SPACE SUITE A TO CONVERT TO RETAIL STORE (CON TYPE IIB OCC M) INCLUDING ORDINANCE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING AND NEW MASONR
Remodeling		$2,250,000
2026-09-0430 S WACKER DRSELF-CERT 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS OF EXISTING OFFICE SPACE, SUITES 3600 AND 3610. NO EXTERIOR WORK. NO WORK TO EGRESS SYSTEM. (OCCUPANCY GROUP B-BUSINESS; CONSTRUCTION TYPE
Remodeling		$1,750,000
2026-09-03110 N CARPENTER STSELF-CERT CBRC 2019: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING BUSINESS USE SPACE ON THE 6TH FLOOR. WORK TO INCLUDE SELECTIVE DEMOLITION, NEW NON-STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS, POWER, DATA, CEILINGS
RemodelingDemolition		$1,600,000
2026-09-03303 E SUPERIOR STMODERNIZATION OF FOUR(4) 3500LB CAPACITY, 13-FLOOR, 700FPM, PASSENGER ELEVATORS(P1-P4), PURSUANT TO THE SCOPE OF WORK SUBMITTED.(#222622)$1,500,000

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