Preview 555,290 permits — every permit Chicago, Austin and Seattle issued in the last ten years. The full load is in progress, so this is how far it has got. Sourced from city open-data portals. Data as of 2026-09-21.

GLOBAL BUILDERS, INC.

Chicago, IL

40 Permits on record
13 Addresses
4 Permit types

Permits issued between 2016-09-22 and 2022-05-06.

How long the city took

Days from application to issue, by permit type, with the city's own median for the same type beside it. This measures the permit office as much as the contractor.

Permit typePermitsMedian daysChicago medianSlowest 10%
PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION956 10181
PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION1015 13141
PERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS130 062
PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT80 02

What they pull permits for

Trades

ValuepermitsShare
General/Building 18
Electrical 15
Plumbing 5
Mechanical 2

Nature of work

ValuepermitsShare
Other 21
New 10
Alteration 9

Where they stand

ValuepermitsShare
COMPLETE 18
PHASED PERMITTING 1

Where they have worked

13 addresses. Most recently permitted first.

Every permit above is published by the City of Chicago in its open-data portal. 555,290 permits — every permit Chicago, Austin and Seattle issued in the last ten years. The full load is in progress, so this is how far it has got.