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500 N Michigan Ave

Filings at this exact Chicago street address.

Across the retained records at this address: 3 permit records, 0 planning filings and 0 application records. Source dates run from Jul 29, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026.

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Building and development

500 North Michigan Avenue · Office conversion

500 North Michigan Avenue

Conversion of an office tower to 320 homes. Skender reported construction starting in July 2026 and targets completion in late 2027. [1]

Conversion start reported [1]
Contractor announcement · July 29, 2026

Homes
320 residential units. [1]
Building
400,000-square-foot, 24-story office building with a new 25th-floor amenity level. [1]
Work
Interior demolition, residential fit-out, elevator modernization and rooftop amenities; ground-floor retail retained. [1]

Development team

Roles below relate to the development phases shown. Contractors for individual permits are listed with those permits.

Developer
Commonwealth Development Partners

Residential conversion [1]

Architect
GREC Architects

Residential conversion [1]

General contractor
Skender

Residential conversion [1]

Original architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Office tower completed in 1968 [1]

Key dates

Ward lists Plan Commission approval of the conversion. [2]
Skender announced the construction start. [1]
Reported target: Contractor’s completion target is late 2027. [1]

Plans and project updates

Sources · 2
  1. Skender: 500 North Michigan conversion ↗

    Checked Oct 19, 2026

  2. 500 North Michigan Avenue ↗

    Checked Oct 16, 2026

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Earliest in these recordsJul 29, 2026
Latest in these recordsOct 16, 2026
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3 distinct permits · 0 planning filings · 0 applicationsLatest source date first · undated records last

Matches use the source's exact street fields or a literal planning address. They do not establish parcel, unit or project identity. Ranges and multiple-address planning filings are excluded from automatic matching. Each row shows its source-date meaning and separate check time. Work types follow source wording; missing or mixed descriptions remain unclear. Statuses are the latest facts checked here, not reconstructed statuses on the event date. Source actions and permit dates do not establish construction start or completion.

Property timeline

Issued / ready to issue
101082340Permit

Building work

Work described: Building work

Latest checked status: PHASED PERMITTING

Exact source street fields · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 9:01 a.m. ET

Named contractors and source roles

SHAMROCK ELECTRIC CO.INC · Contractor-Electrical

SKENDER CONSTRUCTION LLC · Contractor-General Contractor

RAFFIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY · Masonry Contractor

NORMAN MECHANICAL · Contractor-Plumber/Plumbing

HEAT MASTER · Contractor-Refrigeration

HEAT MASTER · Contractor-Ventilation

Official source ↗Collected permit details ↗
Issued / ready to issue
101086890Permit

Work type unclear

Work described: Work type unclear

Latest checked status: Not supplied

Exact source street fields · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 9:01 a.m. ET

Named contractors and source roles

SMART ELEVATOR COMPANY · Contractor-Elevator

Official source ↗Collected permit details ↗
Issued / ready to issue
101086607Permit

Work type unclear

Work described: Work type unclear

Latest checked status: Not supplied

Exact source street fields · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 9:01 a.m. ET

Named contractors and source roles

SMART ELEVATOR COMPANY · Contractor-Elevator

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Planning rows link to the City Clerk, ADU or Plan Commission source; their checked scope is shown on Planning. Application rows link to the public status portal and retain its separate date meanings. Permit source: City of Chicago Building Permits ↗. Queries cover available source filings from January 1, 2006, with up to 5,000 newest records. Voided/revoked permits are excluded by the source. Historical lookups stay separate from daily alerts and do not expand citywide coverage.