Preview 436,579 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.

WORLDWIDE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Chicago, IL

124 Permits on record
97 Addresses
4 Permit types

Permits issued between 2016-09-22 and 2024-08-12.

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/ALTERATION5121 5161
PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION2515 754
PERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS460 00

What they pull permits for

Trades

ValuepermitsShare
Electrical 85
General/Building 31
Plumbing 6
Mechanical 2

Nature of work

ValuepermitsShare
Alteration 51
Other 48
New 25

Where they stand

ValuepermitsShare
COMPLETE 61
EXPIRED 10
ACTIVE 3
SUSPENDED 2

Where they have worked

1–24 of 97 addresses. Most recently permitted first.

Every permit above is published by the City of Chicago in its open-data portal. 436,579 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.