Preview 316,582 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 2026-09-20.

JAMES CONSTRUCTION INC

Chicago, IL

117 Permits on record
105 Addresses
5 Permit types

Permits issued between 2016-09-23 and 2023-06-29.

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/ALTERATION5521 1198
PERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS590 00

What they pull permits for

Trades

ValuepermitsShare
General/Building 58
Electrical 41
Plumbing 18

Nature of work

ValuepermitsShare
Other 61
Alteration 55
New 1

Where they stand

ValuepermitsShare
COMPLETE 45
EXPIRED 7
ACTIVE 3
SUSPENDED 1

Where they have worked

1–24 of 105 addresses. Most recently permitted first.

Every permit above is published by the City of Chicago in its open-data portal. 316,582 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.