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Chicago · building permits · month 2026-01

How many renovation permits did Chicago issue in January 2026?

406. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: City permit type “PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION”.

renovation permits issued in January 2026

406

Combined reported cost

$226,280,414

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

406

Largest single permit

$33,000,000

highest reported cost this month

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

Chicago renovation permits issued 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2026-01-285207 S HARPER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$33,000,000101074867
2026-01-2110000 W OHARE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$14,920,040101072656
2026-01-07225 W RANDOLPH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$12,000,000101077426
2026-01-14300 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$10,200,000101077750
2026-01-13233 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$7,800,000101075483
2026-01-082324 W IRVING PARK RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$7,300,000101070838
2026-01-22314 E 43RD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$6,420,000101049084
2026-01-155140 N CALIFORNIA AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$5,718,499101078542
2026-01-231414 E 59TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$4,751,000101076057
2026-01-302701 N CLARK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$4,000,000101074391
2026-01-21101 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,932,750101076894
2026-01-26400 S LA SALLE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,757,777101077548
2026-01-303030 N BROADWAYPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,500,000101073877
2026-01-30200 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,500,000101077153
2026-01-15130 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,500,000101077845
2026-01-154801 S OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,364,500101064930
2026-01-136560 W FULLERTON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,200,000101073914
2026-01-121300 S CLINTON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,150,000101073686
2026-01-091045 W FULTON MARKETPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,500,000101076878
2026-01-21900 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,100,000101078530
2026-01-30333 W WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,966,200101076572
2026-01-14315 N LA SALLE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,851,000101077418
2026-01-08644 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,850,000101075356
2026-01-26211 E CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,800,000101078813
2026-01-1250 S LA SALLE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,800,000101075029
2026-01-16225 W WASHINGTON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,653,332101077989
2026-01-125848 S UNIVERSITY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,610,000101069110
2026-01-231045 W FULTON MARKETPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,532,000101076828
2026-01-12160 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,500,000101071032
2026-01-211432 S CLINTON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,444,050101074945
2026-01-073348 W 87TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,436,936101078117
2026-01-021200 S LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,420,000101077650
2026-01-27200 E OHIO STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,400,000101065946
2026-01-214031 N BROADWAYPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,400,000101070251
2026-01-166336 S KILBOURN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,300,000101061235
2026-01-12233 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,230,000101077882
2026-01-225539 S BLACKSTONE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,200,000101074842
2026-01-275800 N MAPLEWOOD AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,180,000101076149
2026-01-164100 W FILLMORE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,133,794101075107
2026-01-08180 N STETSON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,074,596101077866
2026-01-081229 W WASHINGTON BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,045,000101077634
2026-01-23222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,000,000101078344
2026-01-21130 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$990,000101078429
2026-01-21100 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$908,167101076352
2026-01-052234 W 43RD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$890,000101071988
2026-01-211755 W FULLERTON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$850,000101076982
2026-01-022335 S WENTWORTH AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$844,895101076603
2026-01-073843 N HERMITAGE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$800,000101073154
2026-01-231550 N STATE PKWYPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$758,000101074715
2026-01-2810000 W OHARE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$750,000101075915
2026-01-20105 E DELAWARE PLPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$750,000101074616
2026-01-126601 N RIDGE BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$750,000101073615
2026-01-053649 N CLARK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$750,000101078039
2026-01-02225 W WASHINGTON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$717,050101077898
2026-01-164812 N SEELEY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$700,000101077999
2026-01-094020 W 63RD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$655,144101075227
2026-01-165134 N KIMBALL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$580,000101073838
2026-01-05225 E CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$580,000101077707
2026-01-23211 E CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$575,000101078750
2026-01-05833 W RANDOLPH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$570,000101078160
2026-01-286301 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$539,832101077840
2026-01-16932 N MOZART STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$530,000101077350
2026-01-291032 W FULTON MARKETPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101076381
2026-01-29802 N DEARBORN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101072262
2026-01-272211 N OAK PARK AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101075232
2026-01-151101 W LAKE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101065268
2026-01-075353 N BROADWAYPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101074680
2026-01-21868 N WELLS STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$480,000101078621
2026-01-26212 N ABERDEEN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$450,000101070642
2026-01-077661 S SOUTH SHORE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$450,000101074237
2026-01-12345 N MORGAN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$440,000101077717
2026-01-151654 W FARRAGUT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$435,412101076931
2026-01-123501 S PULASKI RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$425,000101071754
2026-01-2810855 S ST LOUIS AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$415,000101075793
2026-01-271217 W FLOURNOY STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$400,000101070568
2026-01-264545 N MANOR AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$400,000101074497
2026-01-167230 S SOUTH CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$400,000101069781
2026-01-142442 W WILSON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$400,000101077528
2026-01-13200 W MADISON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$400,000101077614
2026-01-06180 N STETSON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$375,000101077874
2026-01-232142 W ROSCOE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$374,776101076944
2026-01-292 N RIVERSIDE PLZPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000101078325
2026-01-20907 W RANDOLPH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000101073078
2026-01-1333 S WABASH AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000101077702
2026-01-121836 N FAIRFIELD AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000101076919
2026-01-091725 W HUBBARD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000101077048
2026-01-1311601 W TOUHY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$320,000101072775
2026-01-21101 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$317,000101077322
2026-01-21101 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$312,125101078199
2026-01-308770 W BRYN MAWR AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000101078234
2026-01-158301 S ANTHONY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000101075384
2026-01-051 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000101075969
2026-01-058235 S CHAMPLAIN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000101065132
2026-01-281036 N MARSHFIELD AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$280,000101063851
2026-01-154637 N ALBANY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$280,000101077371
2026-01-08300 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$275,883101075850
2026-01-30130 E RANDOLPH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$275,000101078998
2026-01-2810600 S OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$267,000101075971
2026-01-284910 W QUINCY STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$255,000101077181
2026-01-30444 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$251,370101078416
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 406 shown, the rest are on the weekly pages below

January 2026 · 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 January 2026.

January 2026 · other trades

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