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Chicago · building permits · month 2025-05

How many demolition permits did Chicago issue in May 2025?

32. 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 - WRECKING/DEMOLITION”.

demolition permits issued in May 2025

32

Combined reported cost

$1,008,300

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

32

Largest single permit

$120,500

highest reported cost this month

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

Chicago demolition permits issued 2025-05-01 to 2025-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-05-192238 N CLYBOURN AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$120,500101064076
2025-05-13354 E 118TH STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$52,700101063708
2025-05-1311624 S PRAIRIE AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$46,300101063631
2025-05-1311634 S PRAIRIE AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$42,900101063701
2025-05-1311632 S PRAIRIE AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$41,500101063700
2025-05-1340 W 115TH STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$41,000101063707
2025-05-13157 E 116TH STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$40,000101063706
2025-05-238057 S HOUSTON AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$39,800101066734
2025-05-13153 E 116TH STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$39,100101063703
2025-05-13155 E 116TH STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$39,100101063705
2025-05-13151 E 116TH STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$39,100101063702
2025-05-234938 W MEDILL AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$36,000101065180
2025-05-213601 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$35,000101067777
2025-05-1311630 S PRAIRIE AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$33,500101063699
2025-05-236921 S VERNON AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$31,360101069402
2025-05-054142 N GREENVIEW AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$29,500101067469
2025-05-233851 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$27,000101068388
2025-05-233843 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$25,000101068387
2025-05-233847 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$25,000101068386
2025-05-20241 E 136TH STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$24,780101066373
2025-05-211006 N AVERS AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$23,800101066284
2025-05-2110243 S MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$23,080101069401
2025-05-216145 S HONORE STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$22,780101066179
2025-05-222468 W BERTEAU AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$22,500101064454
2025-05-22134 S CALIFORNIA AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$22,000101062228
2025-05-291900 W CORTLAND STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$20,000101065391
2025-05-3010436 S TROY STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$13,000101066596
2025-05-293001 S QUINN STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$12,000101066333
2025-05-286730 N OXFORD AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$10,000101065932
2025-05-273714 N CLAREMONT AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$10,000101065949
2025-05-22134 S CALIFORNIA AVEPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$10,000101062229
2025-05-011306 W WINONA STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$10,000101065237
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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.

May 2025 · other trades

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