New construction permits in Chicago

Ground-up construction permitted in Chicago — new buildings and new residential units, with declared construction value.

5permits listed
$2,594,008declared value
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507 S CALIFORNIA AVE$700,000
NEW ONE STORY TYPE IIA CONSTRUCTION, MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY COMMERCIAL BUILDING (NEW GAS STATION) NEW MASONRY TRASH ENCLOSURE, AND NEW 5' W.I. FENCE PER PLANS (CANOPY AND UNDERGROUND TANKS UNDER SEPARATE PERMITS) **CERTIFI
Issued 2026-07-30 · new construction · issued
6729 N ASHLAND AVE$623,000
2019 CBC: NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 2-STORY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH BASEMENT. WORK TO INCLUDE FRONT AND REAR OPEN DECK AND TWO CAR GARAGE AS PER PLANS. (PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION: VA; PROPOSED OCCUPANCY-5)
Issued 2026-08-03 · new construction · issued
2948 W BIRCHWOOD AVE$500,000
SELF-CERT 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR RENOVATION AND ADDITION TO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE - TWO STORY, CONNECT/COMBINE RESIDENCE WITH ADJACENT RESIDENCE STRUCTURE. INDOOR SWIMMING POOL. NEW ATTACHED TWO C
Issued 2026-07-31 · new construction · issued
2902 W FLOURNOY ST$450,000
SELF-CERT 2019 CBC: NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A (3,720) SQ FT., 3-STORY, TYPE VA FRAME, 34' HT., 3-UNIT RESIDENCE WITH NEW (457) SQ. FT., 1-STORY, TYPE VA FRAME, 12' HT., DETACHED, 2-CAR GARAGE (OCCUPANCY GROUP R-5; TYPE VA CO
Issued 2026-08-03 · new construction · issued
2032 W RACE AVE$321,008
SELF-CERT 2019 CBC: FULL BUILDING PERMIT FOR 2 STORY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH BASEMENT, ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE WITH ROOFTOP DECK AS PER PLAN (OCCUPANCY GROUP R-5, TYPE VA CONSTRUCTION).
Issued 2026-07-31 · new construction · issued
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