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Chicago · building permits · month 2025-09

How many renovation permits did Chicago issue in September 2025?

521. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: City permit type “PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION”.

renovation permits issued in September 2025

521

Combined reported cost

$327,335,123

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

521

Largest single permit

$51,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago renovation permits issued 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-09-1165 E WACKER PLPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$51,000,000101067603
2025-09-15144 E JACKSON DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$31,401,366101072478
2025-09-1810 S DEARBORN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$13,500,000101068748
2025-09-26230 E OHIO STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$12,250,000101067330
2025-09-02345 N AUSTIN BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$8,000,000101062377
2025-09-02325 N AUSTIN BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$8,000,000101062375
2025-09-1171 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$7,900,000101072791
2025-09-23259 E ERIE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$7,000,000101073669
2025-09-25830 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$6,500,000101072336
2025-09-25353 N CLARK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$5,500,000101074280
2025-09-231554 W 38TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$5,454,967101070143
2025-09-04333 W WOLF POINT PLZPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$5,231,580101071050
2025-09-231500 N HOOKER STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$5,000,000101055932
2025-09-1735 E WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$4,500,000101072667
2025-09-11100 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,425,000101071847
2025-09-11211 E CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,399,967101072061
2025-09-15155 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,376,000101072730
2025-09-231500 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,852,102101071930
2025-09-0210 S DEARBORN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,750,000101073530
2025-09-258716 S WALLACE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,660,000101068811
2025-09-24311 W HURON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,500,000101072494
2025-09-08500 W MADISON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,500,000101073496
2025-09-19400 N ABERDEEN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,350,000101074180
2025-09-123907 S DR MARTIN L KING JR DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,200,000101067148
2025-09-173540 N HARLEM AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,000,000101072875
2025-09-123015 S CALIFORNIA AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,000,000101069485
2025-09-11259 E ERIE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,000,000101073014
2025-09-114415 S DR MARTIN L KING JR DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,970,000101068217
2025-09-30333 W WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,966,200101073659
2025-09-237250 S SOUTH SHORE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,964,806101070551
2025-09-232746 N CLYBOURN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,953,000101059872
2025-09-101244 N ASHLAND AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,947,885101069172
2025-09-11150 N RIVERSIDE PLZPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,900,000101073244
2025-09-10111 S MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,884,972101072482
2025-09-2935 W WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,820,000101071487
2025-09-25191 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,800,000101074544
2025-09-23150 N RIVERSIDE PLZPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,701,750101072804
2025-09-297801 S THROOP STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,500,000101064809
2025-09-24224 W HILL STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,500,000101072876
2025-09-22155 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,500,000101074482
2025-09-121954 N MILWAUKEE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,500,000101072432
2025-09-122424 S HALSTED STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,500,000101067053
2025-09-05736 S FRANCISCO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,500,000101062097
2025-09-308235 W IRVING PARK RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,450,000101068715
2025-09-308755 W HIGGINS RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,400,000101073543
2025-09-124200 W 115TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,385,500101070006
2025-09-23353 N CLARK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,290,000101074276
2025-09-045700 S DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,230,622101067052
2025-09-29222 N COLUMBUS DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,200,000101068102
2025-09-25150 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,185,000101074552
2025-09-291040 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,100,000101071892
2025-09-29202 E CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,076,488101072027
2025-09-26333 W WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,000,000101068502
2025-09-252133 W SCHILLER STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,000,000101068190
2025-09-091 W GRAND AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,000,000101072823
2025-09-162216 N FREMONT STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$986,812101070131
2025-09-052430 N LINCOLN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$950,000101064559
2025-09-11191 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$908,556101074010
2025-09-11131 S DEARBORN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$900,000101073833
2025-09-103335 N ASHLAND AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$882,568101063467
2025-09-255700 S CICERO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$877,100101073074
2025-09-05372 W ONTARIO STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$850,000101072087
2025-09-02216 E ONTARIO STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$850,000101071542
2025-09-043258 N SOUTHPORT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$837,000101068793
2025-09-021969 W OGDEN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$808,967101070016
2025-09-252221 S STATE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$800,000101068954
2025-09-182713 W BERWYN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$800,000101067474
2025-09-111620 W HARRISON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$800,000101069070
2025-09-036905 W ARCHER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$800,000101070686
2025-09-261825 W LAWRENCE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$790,500101070901
2025-09-045700 S CICERO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$787,800101071895
2025-09-30251 E HURON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$770,356101073009
2025-09-153649 N CLARK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$750,000101071535
2025-09-045801 N PULASKI RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$750,000101063347
2025-09-16240 W 104TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$730,000101070224
2025-09-25400 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$729,120101072221
2025-09-083 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$725,000101069612
2025-09-221540 W ROSEMONT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$700,000101068315
2025-09-043822 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$700,000101065927
2025-09-181351 W BALMORAL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$650,000101066907
2025-09-101710 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$650,000101069897
2025-09-053644 W CORNELIA AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$650,000101071116
2025-09-261801 S WABASH AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$612,748101067713
2025-09-111416 N MAPLEWOOD AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$580,000101069987
2025-09-023329 N WHIPPLE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$554,125101069146
2025-09-02400 N ABERDEEN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$553,993101072709
2025-09-192236 N ROCKWELL STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$551,000101071414
2025-09-262021 E 95TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$550,000101072309
2025-09-153043 N KNOX AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$510,800101070525
2025-09-178600 W BRYN MAWR AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$509,400101073432
2025-09-29303 E CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101073967
2025-09-233850 W MONTROSE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101064774
2025-09-1930 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101073872
2025-09-181500 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101069431
2025-09-112929 W 19TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101072188
2025-09-1133 W ONTARIO STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101069661
2025-09-042850 N PULASKI RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101067037
2025-09-24222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$475,000101072828
2025-09-19121 W WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$460,000101073312
2025-09-261430 W OHIO STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$450,000101071885
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 521 shown, the rest are on the weekly pages below

September 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 September 2025.

September 2025 · other trades

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