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Chicago · building permits · month 2025-05

How many construction permits did Chicago issue in May 2025?

131. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: City permit type “PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION”.

construction permits issued in May 2025

131

Combined reported cost

$458,278,662

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

131

Largest single permit

$155,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago construction permits issued 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-05-30370 N MORGAN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$155,000,000101060198
2025-05-23370 N MORGAN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$155,000,000101050206
2025-05-091609 W 21ST PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$38,969,525101053191
2025-05-062909 W IRVING PARK RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,944,371101061450
2025-05-29205 W SUPERIOR STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$16,829,510101063522
2025-05-30705 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$13,796,000101064733
2025-05-062709 W TOUHY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$7,817,550101060898
2025-05-081101 W ARGYLE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,000,000101061027
2025-05-05805 N CALIFORNIA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$3,289,410101065432
2025-05-061345 W GRAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,951,400101045238
2025-05-2712260 S CARONDOLET AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,750,000101041429
2025-05-305412 S DEARBORN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,200,000101062922
2025-05-302966 N OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,100,000101064956
2025-05-132314 W ARTHUR AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,100,000101064740
2025-05-202923 N SOUTHPORT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$950,000101062755
2025-05-062515 N MARSHFIELD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$924,104101067755
2025-05-151148 E 95TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$900,000101063254
2025-05-273739 N CLIFTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$850,000101064485
2025-05-202133 W CHARLESTON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$850,000101016379
2025-05-301447 W ROSCOE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$825,000101064168
2025-05-155025 N AUSTIN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$800,000101065006
2025-05-212341 W ST PAUL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$769,200101067578
2025-05-122343 W ST PAUL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$756,150101067579
2025-05-135537 W GLADYS AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$750,000101060286
2025-05-13337 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$750,000101067975
2025-05-022019 W CORTEZ STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$750,000101062180
2025-05-19543 W GRANT PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$719,300101063792
2025-05-27713 W 19TH PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$700,000101059531
2025-05-091728 N SAWYER AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$686,757101064773
2025-05-30530 N LAWNDALE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$664,599101068590
2025-05-30538 N LAWNDALE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$664,599101068026
2025-05-094142 N GREENVIEW AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$650,000101066897
2025-05-292931 W WASHINGTON BLVDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$600,000101065881
2025-05-193923 N BERNARD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$550,000101066466
2025-05-191836 W BIRCHWOOD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$540,000101064806
2025-05-091838 N ROCKWELL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$504,790101057849
2025-05-053800 N NARRAGANSETT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101058567
2025-05-124242 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$490,000101065780
2025-05-092656 W MAYPOLE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101062832
2025-05-211885 W FULLERTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$431,200101053184
2025-05-234331 S INDIANA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$420,000101065103
2025-05-226730 N OXFORD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000101065922
2025-05-202307 S MARSHALL BLVDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000101063354
2025-05-293024 N CLIFTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$359,712101066847
2025-05-235355 N LOWELL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101066903
2025-05-194109 N LAWNDALE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101067198
2025-05-162732 W ADAMS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101067537
2025-05-162730 W ADAMS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101067535
2025-05-163930 N NORDICA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101062672
2025-05-153412 W PERSHING RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101067320
2025-05-133404 W EVERGREEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101067075
2025-05-133425 S MARSHFIELD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101066876
2025-05-091841 N ALBANY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101065061
2025-05-076553 N OLIPHANT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101066102
2025-05-275025 S ABERDEEN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000101064035
2025-05-275015 S ABERDEEN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000101064033
2025-05-275216 S ABERDEEN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000101062666
2025-05-232418 W GLADYS AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000101066513
2025-05-235000 S THROOP STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000101064087
2025-05-19643 N TRUMBULL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000101066395
2025-05-153214 W POLK STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000101066846
2025-05-095220 S CARPENTER STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000101062668
2025-05-055214 S ABERDEEN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000101062665
2025-05-1912260 S CARONDOLET AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$285,000101062237
2025-05-281258 N MAYFIELD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000101066798
2025-05-222822 W 26TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$215,000101059623
2025-05-02835 W ADDISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$185,000101063878
2025-05-05337 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$119,320101067878
2025-05-075801 S ELLIS AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$116,733101068709
2025-05-071619 N NEVA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$107,000101066637
2025-05-27337 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$101,370101069663
2025-05-13626 S WABASH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$100,000101068685
2025-05-216632 N SIOUX AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$80,000101068232
2025-05-07360 N GREEN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$75,000101067260
2025-05-06337 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$72,864101068104
2025-05-125801 S ELLIS AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$63,600101068710
2025-05-2379 W MONROE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$60,000101065735
2025-05-23600 E GRAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$52,596101068378
2025-05-083340 W CARROLL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$52,000101066269
2025-05-148349 W IRVING PARK RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$50,000101067202
2025-05-121626 S HALSTED STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$45,000101065839
2025-05-12100 N CENTRAL PARK DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$44,100101068408
2025-05-013725 N TRIPP AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$40,000101064855
2025-05-30337 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$35,000101069253
2025-05-226844 N OSCEOLA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$35,000101066213
2025-05-16705 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$30,000101067730
2025-05-084335 N HERMITAGE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$30,000101065692
2025-05-05337 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$30,000101067823
2025-05-158757 S MUSKEGON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$29,000101066627
2025-05-281410 S MUSEUM CAMPUS DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000101069502
2025-05-211410 S MUSEUM CAMPUS DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000101069315
2025-05-201060 W ADDISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000101069191
2025-05-141032 W ALTGELD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000101062348
2025-05-131410 S MUSEUM CAMPUS DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000101068318
2025-05-056280 N SAUGANASH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$24,000101068299
2025-05-296840 N OSCEOLA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$22,000101066238
2025-05-23337 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$20,000101069254
2025-05-20337 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$20,000101069256
2025-05-163229 S SHIELDS AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$20,000101062624
2025-05-15337 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$20,000101068377
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 131 shown, the rest are on the weekly pages below

May 2025 · week by week

Each week below holds every matching permit for its seven days, not just the largest. ISO weeks, so the first and last may reach a few days outside May 2025.

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