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Chicago Building Permits — December 2025
Every building permit issued by the City of Chicago in December 2025: counts, reported value, permits by trade, and the month's biggest projects.
Source: City of Chicago open data — building permits. Source last updated: October 17, 2026 · Our last pull: October 17, 2026 · Figures are as reported by the City of Chicago.
Coverage: this report covers building permits issued by the City of Chicago, the largest jurisdiction in Cook County. Suburban Cook County permits are published by separate municipalities and are not in this feed yet, so county totals here are Chicago totals — labeled as such, never blended.
PermitsByCounty data, Cook County (Chicago), December 2025 · Source: City of Chicago
Questions, answered from the data
What was the largest building permit issued in Chicago in December 2025?
The largest was permit #101072777 at 171 N La Salle St, with a reported project value of $85,000,000, issued in December 2025, as reported by the City of Chicago.
Permits by trade — December 2025
| Trade | Permits issued | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 537 | $10,313,873 |
| General & Other | 446 | $279,436,567 |
| Plumbing | 201 | $119,341,065 |
| Solar | 163 | $3,926,534 |
| Signage | 152 | $936,054 |
| Elevator | 120 | $23,553,090 |
| New Construction | 90 | $144,969,786 |
| HVAC | 88 | $40,737,128 |
| Fire Alarm | 83 | $0 |
| Masonry | 58 | $23,549,035 |
| Demolition | 55 | $9,224,695 |
| Roofing | 41 | $27,938,895 |
| Fencing | 40 | $260,474 |
Biggest projects issued in December 2025
| Project (permit #) | Trade | Reported value | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 171 N La Salle St #101072777 DDS 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO FLOORS B1, 1 AND 3 THRU 9 IN AN EXISTING HIGH-RISE OFFICE BUILDING F… | General & Other | $85,000,000 | 2025-12-17 |
| 251 E Huron St #101077376 SELF CERT 2019 CBC: INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING LEVELS 14 AND 15 OF THE GALTER PAVILION. WORK INCLUDES … | Plumbing | $62,000,000 | 2025-12-22 |
| 2233 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr #101072657 DDS 2019 CBC: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF SOUTH TOWER OF EXISTING HOTEL BUILDING. RENOVATION OF 798 GUESTROOMS, … | General & Other | $40,000,000 | 2025-12-01 |
| 1539 N Pulaski Rd #101064943 DDS 2019: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR 6 STORY 61 DWELLLING UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING CONNECTED TO EXISTING 2 STO… | New Construction | $26,500,000 | 2025-12-10 |
| 310 W Huron St #101075524 DIRECT DEVELOPER SERVICES 2019 CBC COMPLETE 8TH AND 9TH FLOORS AND BUILDOUT OF ALL FLOORS FOR NEW 9 STORY R… | New Construction | $24,000,000 | 2025-12-16 |
| 1 N Wacker Dr #101076278 SELF-CERT 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR TENANT BUILD-OUT FOR SINGLE TENANT OF 37,000 SQFT FOR CORP HQ FLOORS 9TH 10TH… | General & Other | $19,703,781 | 2025-12-01 |
| 2923 W Lawrence Ave #101074570 DDS / 2019 CBC: REVISION TO PERMIT 101051379 TO INCLUDE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS OF A 5-STORY … | New Construction | $18,000,000 | 2025-12-22 |
| 55 E Washington St #B200451165 TUCKPOINTING AND UNIT MASONRY REPAIR / REPLACEMENT: 12000 SQ. FT., LINTEL QTY. 90, MAX. LENGTH 10. PARAPET … | Masonry | $17,000,000 | 2025-12-22 |
| 8 N Morgan St #101073309 DDS 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR A THREE-STORY BATH HOUSE (OCCUPANCY GROUPS: B, A-2, A-3, S-1, S-2; T… | New Construction | $16,000,000 | 2025-12-23 |
| 77 W Wacker Dr #101076402 SELF-CERT: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO FLOORS 15, 16 AND 17. WORK TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF NON-LOAD BEARING… | General & Other | $13,600,000 | 2025-12-01 |
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