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.

POWERS & SONS CONSTRUCTION

Chicago, IL

98 Permits on record
67 Addresses
4 Permit types

Permits issued between 2016-10-11 and 2023-10-06.

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 - NEW CONSTRUCTION13101 4181
PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION661 1224
PERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS180 05

What they pull permits for

Trades

ValuepermitsShare
Electrical 76
Plumbing 12
General/Building 7
Mechanical 3

Nature of work

ValuepermitsShare
Alteration 66
Other 19
New 13

Where they stand

ValuepermitsShare
COMPLETE 66
EXPIRED 11
ACTIVE 1
CANCELLED 1

Where they have worked

1–24 of 67 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.