Chicago building permits, by trade and neighborhood.
Live counts from the City of Chicago’s public building-permit records. Covers permits inside Chicago city limits only.
By trade
- Roofing161 in the last 30 days
- Solar145 in the last 30 days
- HVAC155 in the last 30 days
- Plumbing269 in the last 30 days
- Electrical766 in the last 30 days
- General building1,365 in the last 30 days
- Windows and doors47 in the last 30 days
- Siding2 in the last 30 days
- Kitchen and bath remodeling49 in the last 30 days
- Flooring3 in the last 30 days
- Cabinetry and countertops5 in the last 30 days
- Fencing114 in the last 30 days
- Landscaping3 in the last 30 days
- Insulation2 in the last 30 days
Search by neighborhood.
Pick the Chicago community areas you work in. Numbers show permits issued in the last 30 days. Chicago’s permit data uses the city’s 77 official community areas, not ZIP codes.
- Albany Park23
- Archer Heights11
- Armour Square3
- Ashburn32
- Auburn Gresham67
- Austin74
- Avalon Park7
- Avondale20
- Belmont Cragin36
- Beverly19
- Bridgeport24
- Brighton Park17
- Burnside4
- Calumet Heights11
- Chatham15
- Chicago Lawn28
- Clearing15
- Douglas9
- Dunning23
- East Garfield Park19
- East Side8
- Edgewater51
- Edison Park15
- Englewood30
- Forest Glen15
- Fuller Park3
- Gage Park14
- Garfield Ridge34
- Grand Boulevard27
- Greater Grand Crossing23
- Hegewisch1
- Hermosa18
- Humboldt Park44
- Hyde Park22
- Irving Park44
- Jefferson Park15
- Kenwood22
- Lake View99
- Lincoln Park86
- Lincoln Square26
- Logan Square72
- Loop183
- Lower West Side22
- Mckinley Park19
- Montclare7
- Morgan Park19
- Mount Greenwood11
- Near North Side206
- Near South Side23
- Near West Side116
- New City27
- North Center43
- North Lawndale40
- North Park15
- Norwood Park51
- O'Hare34
- Oakland1
- Portage Park48
- Pullman4
- Riverdale3
- Rogers Park19
- Roseland42
- South Chicago28
- South Deering12
- South Lawndale28
- South Shore42
- Uptown45
- Washington Heights45
- Washington Park10
- West Elsdon6
- West Englewood30
- West Garfield Park21
- West Lawn25
- West Pullman13
- West Ridge39
- West Town89
- Woodlawn24