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Chicago Building Permits — July 2026
Every building permit issued by the City of Chicago in July 2026: 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), July 2026 · Source: City of Chicago
Questions, answered from the data
What was the largest building permit issued in Chicago in July 2026?
The largest was permit #101076997 at 931 N Halsted St, with a reported project value of $190,000,000, issued in July 2026, as reported by the City of Chicago.
Permits by trade — July 2026
| Trade | Permits issued | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| General & Other | 700 | $450,825,444 |
| Electrical | 666 | $24,458,687 |
| Plumbing | 239 | $114,948,254 |
| Solar | 214 | $6,668,121 |
| New Construction | 186 | $500,099,478 |
| Masonry | 172 | $12,485,515 |
| Signage | 146 | $823,366 |
| Roofing | 126 | $21,480,726 |
| Fire Alarm | 120 | $0 |
| Fencing | 109 | $961,362 |
| Elevator | 103 | $120,647,728 |
| HVAC | 75 | $44,278,188 |
| Demolition | 67 | $22,604,562 |
Biggest projects issued in July 2026
| Project (permit #) | Trade | Reported value | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 931 N Halsted St #101076997 DDS 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR FLOORS LOWER LEVEL 2 THROUGH ROOF, INCLUDING 6TH FLOOR EXTERIOR AMEN… | New Construction | $190,000,000 | 2026-07-14 |
| 1144 W Loyola Ave #101077810 DDS 2019 CBC. NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 6-FLOOR PLUS BASEMENT CONCRETE BUILDING. INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF LEVE… | New Construction | $162,000,000 | 2026-07-24 |
| 710 N Fairbanks Ct #101082660 DDS 2019 CBRC: RENOVATION TO EXISTING LAB/OFFICE BUILDING ON FLOORS 2, 4, 6, 7 AND PENTHOUSE 1 FOR EXPANSIO… | General & Other | $81,315,000 | 2026-07-06 |
| 400 S La Salle St #101081181 DDS 2019 CBRC: PHASE 2 OF 3: INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES. CONVERT 7 STORY OFFICE BUILDING TO A DATA CENTER. REI… | Plumbing | $51,100,000 | 2026-07-06 |
| 1400 W 44Th St #101082901 DDS 2019 CBRC: TENANT BUILD OUT IN AN EXISTING WAREHOUSE FOR EXPANSION OF A FOOD PROCESSING FACILITY AS PER… | General & Other | $39,500,000 | 2026-07-13 |
| 3733 E 87Th St #101080637 SPR 2019 CBC: PHASE 1C - CRYOPLANT BUILDOUT FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING FACILITY. ADJACENT WORK UNDER PRIOR PERMI… | New Construction | $30,000,000 | 2026-07-10 |
| 171 N La Salle St #101079295 DDS / 2019 CBRC: REVISION TO PERMIT 101039784 FOR MODIFICATIONS TO LEVELS B2 THROUGH LEVEL 17 IN AN EXISTIN… | General & Other | $28,000,000 | 2026-07-02 |
| 655 W Irving Park Rd #101085811 SPR 2019 CBRC: SELF CERT INFRASTRUCTURE RENOVATION INCLUDES WATER RISER REPLACEMENT, SELECTED WASTE AND VEN… | HVAC | $27,000,000 | 2026-07-21 |
| 2731 N Leavitt St #101055535 DDS 2019 CBRC: BUILDING S-01, 2731 - 2759 N LEAVITT ST AND 2041 - 2049 W DIVERSEY PARKWAY. ALTERATIONS TO E… | General & Other | $25,000,000 | 2026-07-14 |
| 1330 W 76Th St #101080578 DDS 2019 CBC INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING 3 STORY 164 UNIT BUILDING; CONVERSION OF COMMON AREAS PER 2010… | General & Other | $23,197,926 | 2026-07-17 |
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