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Chicago Building Permits — August 2026
Every building permit issued by the City of Chicago in August 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), August 2026 · Source: City of Chicago
Questions, answered from the data
What was the largest building permit issued in Chicago in August 2026?
The largest was permit #B200507308 at 1869 W Pershing Rd, with a reported project value of $50,041,440, issued in August 2026, as reported by the City of Chicago.
Permits by trade — August 2026
| Trade | Permits issued | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| General & Other | 693 | $191,169,325 |
| Electrical | 645 | $93,090,558 |
| Plumbing | 273 | $64,497,317 |
| Solar | 253 | $5,572,034 |
| Masonry | 193 | $15,736,072 |
| Signage | 186 | $1,018,264 |
| Roofing | 177 | $18,823,719 |
| New Construction | 169 | $185,940,702 |
| Fire Alarm | 110 | $0 |
| Fencing | 107 | $2,059,738 |
| Elevator | 105 | $10,482,969 |
| HVAC | 86 | $26,843,822 |
| Demolition | 47 | $2,104,701 |
Biggest projects issued in August 2026
| Project (permit #) | Trade | Reported value | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 W Pershing Rd #B200507308 LOW VOLTAGE/COMMUNICATION ELECTRICAL WORK. ALTER EXISTING OTHER. SPECIFIC LOCATION: BASEMENT - 4TH FLOOR. | Electrical | $50,041,440 | 2026-08-21 |
| 2300 N Sheffield Ave #101081221 DDS 2019 CBC: NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 4-STORY ATHLETIC CENTER AS PER PLANS. (OCCUPANCY GROUP A-3, B / TYPE II… | New Construction | $42,392,000 | 2026-08-06 |
| 3959 N Lincoln Ave #101075727 DDS 2019 CBRC: ADAPTIVE REUSE OF AN EXISTING 5 STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING TO MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WITH A… | General & Other | $35,971,375 | 2026-08-14 |
| 4006 N Sheridan Rd #101078214 DDS 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 7 STORY 91 DU MIXED USE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 6 … | New Construction | $23,000,000 | 2026-08-04 |
| 2740 N Hoyne Ave #101055542 DDS 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR 5 STORY, 59 DWELLING UNIT MIXED OCCUPANCY BUILDING AND 10 OUTDOOR PA… | New Construction | $22,000,000 | 2026-08-04 |
| 2406 W Eastwood Ave #101066815 DDS CBC 2019: EXISTING 4 STORY STRUCTURE TO RECEIVE A 6 STORY ADDITION TO THE SOUTH FOR A 73-UNIT RESIDENTI… | General & Other | $15,600,000 | 2026-08-07 |
| 8745 W Higgins Rd #101085785 SELF-CERT 2019 CBRC: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS OF 4TH FLOOR OF AN EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING AS PER PLANS. (STRUCT… | General & Other | $14,500,000 | 2026-08-11 |
| 917 W Belmont Ave #101083301 DDS 2019 CBC: NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A 5-STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING TO INCLUDE GROUND FLOOR RETAIL, AT-GRADE PAR… | New Construction | $11,500,000 | 2026-08-25 |
| 300 N La Salle St #101085111 SELF-CERT 2019 CBRC: STRUCTURAL PEER REVIEW INCLUDED. INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING OFFICE SPACE ON FLOO… | Plumbing | $10,800,000 | 2026-08-19 |
| 4725 N Clifton Ave #101071587 DDS 2019 CBC: PHASE 2- 5 STORY MULTI-USE BUILDING WITH 40 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AT LEVELS 2 THRU 5, GROUND FLOO… | New Construction | $9,500,000 | 2026-08-19 |
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