Chicago Building Permit Activity — November 2026
Monthly findings from retained Chicago work permits, organized by issue / ready date.
What this month contains
4 work permits naming 4 source names. 3 permits include a positive reported estimate. The median whole-job estimate among those records is $5,500.
The most frequent classified work category in these records is Other work, appearing on 4 permits.
Partial or unverified month coverage. These counts describe the records currently retained here and should not be treated as a complete monthly city total.
Collection last successfully checked Nov 2, 2026, 9:01 a.m. ET. This report updates when the retained records change.
Administrative and unclear-scope records, renewals and records absent from the current source are excluded. Each permit counts once; one project may have several permits. Issue / ready dates do not establish construction starts. Estimates are applicant-reported whole-job estimates, not company revenue or trade contract values. Zero and missing estimates are excluded from the median.
Work categories in November 2026
A permit can have several categories, so category counts can exceed the permit total.
| Work category | Permits |
|---|---|
| Other work | 4 |
Comparison with October 2026
A full-month comparison is unavailable because successful, current collection coverage has not been established across both calendar months. Partial counts are not presented as a market trend.
Supporting permit records
- 2920 N Albany Ave · #B200514699 · Nov 1, 2026 · Building work
- 5706 S Marshfield Ave · #B200515127 · Nov 1, 2026 · Building work
- 70 W Madison St · #B200517265 · Nov 1, 2026 · Building work
- 3958 W 55th St · #B200518211 · Nov 1, 2026 · Building work