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Chicago · building permits · month 2026-05

How many roofing permits did Chicago issue in May 2026?

454. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: Any permit whose work description mentions roof work.

roofing permits issued in May 2026

454

Combined reported cost

$99,712,073

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

452

Largest single permit

$15,000,000

highest reported cost this month

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

Chicago roofing permits issued 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2026-05-183329 N LINCOLN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$15,000,000101057186
2026-05-26600 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$6,305,000B200469704
2026-05-121221 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$6,000,000101078038
2026-05-043751 N BROADWAYPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$6,000,000101080519
2026-05-043139 S LITUANICA AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$5,373,733B200468826
2026-05-046152 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,000,000101079368
2026-05-152625 N TALMAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,500,000101074973
2026-05-11200 W 95TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,928,579B200469252
2026-05-14834 E 50TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,685,000101078645
2026-05-144437 S VINCENNES AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,137,050101082202
2026-05-04430 S MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,041,811B200466898
2026-05-12247 W 23RD PLPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,000,000101079055
2026-05-071541 N HONORE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,472,250101077540
2026-05-072201 W HURON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,448,000101082292
2026-05-124520 S KEDZIE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,400,000101078390
2026-05-271722 W BELLE PLAINE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,300,000101082046
2026-05-14439 E 42ND PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,200,000101077678
2026-05-041028 W DIVERSEY PKWYPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,100,000101081241
2026-05-016193 N LINCOLN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,000,000101077760
2026-05-121853 W GRAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$975,000101078184
2026-05-2011264 S CORLISS AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$965,000B200471302
2026-05-133222 N CLIFTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$925,000101078187
2026-05-206401 W BERTEAU AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$921,000B200471254
2026-05-073816 N BELL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$870,000101081051
2026-05-041355 W FOSTER AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$845,000101077651
2026-05-042712 S SAWYER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$790,000101082001
2026-05-061234 W GRACE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$785,000101081559
2026-05-212102 W OGDEN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$722,000B200470614
2026-05-15826 N HOMAN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$715,369101074856
2026-05-133004 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$700,000101068297
2026-05-261819 W ERIE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$650,000101077051
2026-05-261100 W WELLINGTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$650,000101081353
2026-05-191444 W BARRY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$650,000101080619
2026-05-133836 N BELL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$650,000101082147
2026-05-21351 W BELDEN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$600,000101079450
2026-05-262944 W COYLE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$550,000101074875
2026-05-132229 W ARMITAGE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101082670
2026-05-18646 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$487,240101081096
2026-05-22130 N GARLAND CTPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$482,000B200468712
2026-05-163436 S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$459,850B200470860
2026-05-14221 E CULLERTON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$429,880B200470449
2026-05-2112701 S DOTY AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$422,600B200468130
2026-05-261323 S HOMAN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$420,000101078555
2026-05-065440 W DIVISION STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$418,000101080031
2026-05-291437 N MOHAWK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$403,000101081731
2026-05-29647 N TRUMBULL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$380,000101077987
2026-05-054330 W SCHOOL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101080348
2026-05-014328 W SCHOOL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101080309
2026-05-211415 N DAYTON STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$300,000101079833
2026-05-066537 N MINNETONKA AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000101080346
2026-05-054745 N LINDER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$295,000101081046
2026-05-284501 S VINCENNES AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$249,750101068782
2026-05-132931 W GREENLEAF AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$190,000101080602
2026-05-049633 S COTTAGE GROVE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$183,000101077924
2026-05-071852 W 22ND PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$179,855B200466078
2026-05-214853 N WOLCOTT AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$172,800B200471638
2026-05-265750 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$170,215B200471752
2026-05-053037 W FLETCHER STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$155,299B200469114
2026-05-11543 W 61ST STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101079602
2026-05-073832 S LOWE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101076204
2026-05-0511401 S VINCENNES AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000101071680
2026-05-301950 W HOOD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$147,874B200472475
2026-05-202945 N MOZART STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$147,251B200471398
2026-05-202263 S WENTWORTH AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$144,000B200471219
2026-05-301940 W HOOD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$143,071B200472482
2026-05-2011426 S PERRY AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$131,800101076766
2026-05-301944 W HOOD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$121,025B200472483
2026-05-299413 S VANDERPOEL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$120,000101083410
2026-05-214000 W DIVERSEY AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$120,000B200470901
2026-05-067531 S STONY ISLAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$112,078B200468808
2026-05-212338 W WILSON AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$106,800B200471656
2026-05-215426 N ASHLAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$103,200B200471650
2026-05-262787 W FULTON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$102,879101075785
2026-05-21267 N CALIFORNIA AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$102,879101075787
2026-05-067045 S PULASKI RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$101,800B200460501
2026-05-2711 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$100,000101083588
2026-05-081921 S ST LOUIS AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101079492
2026-05-182452 W CUYLER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$99,625101082131
2026-05-271742 N WINCHESTER AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$99,500B200471936
2026-05-143645 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$96,600B200470589
2026-05-061724 W SURF STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$94,350101081499
2026-05-042215 W 47TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$90,200B200468953
2026-05-118737 S WOOD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$89,379101077334
2026-05-041720 N ELSTON AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$86,953B200468581
2026-05-204060 N LINCOLN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$80,000B200471362
2026-05-083116 N WESTERN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000101081080
2026-05-043166 N LINCOLN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$79,982B200464240
2026-05-126701 W FOREST PRESERVE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$78,516B200465292
2026-05-193040 N SPAULDING AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$76,700B200471349
2026-05-052615 N BOSWORTH AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$75,000101081763
2026-05-29800 W FULTON MARKETPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$70,000101082328
2026-05-284353 W LAWRENCE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$70,000B200471763
2026-05-181701 W 83RD STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$70,000B200469298
2026-05-191445 W CARMEN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$65,000B200471347
2026-05-283636 N JANSSEN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$60,000101082272
2026-05-163729 N MARSHFIELD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$58,700B200470929
2026-05-292108 N CALIFORNIA AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$57,000B200472521
2026-05-0110012 S WESTERN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$56,400B200468604
2026-05-203806 N ASHLAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$50,000B200465965
2026-05-131721 W 19TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000101078817
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 454 shown, the rest are on the weekly pages below

May 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 May 2026.

May 2026 · other trades

Permit Signal

A month is the scoreboard. Subscribers get their trade’s permits the morning each one becomes public — connected, with the contractor attached.