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.

KRAUS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Chicago, IL

30 Permits on record
20 Addresses
4 Permit types

Permits issued between 2017-01-11 and 2023-10-24.

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/ALTERATION137 1054
PERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS120 00
PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION40 13418

What they pull permits for

Trades

ValuepermitsShare
Electrical 19
General/Building 6
Plumbing 4
Mechanical 1

Nature of work

ValuepermitsShare
Alteration 13
Other 13
New 4

Where they stand

ValuepermitsShare
COMPLETE 11
EXPIRED 6

Where they have worked

20 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.