KOVA SIGNALS

Chicago · building permits · month 2026-08

How many garage permits did Chicago issue in August 2026?

252. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read daily. Filter: Any permit whose work description mentions a garage — new builds, rebuilds and repairs alike. 2,785 in the year to 2026-07-01.

garage permits issued in August 2026

252

Combined reported cost

$46,164,223

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

252

Largest single permit

$5,549,440

highest reported cost this month

Window 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31 · measured 2026-09-10 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago garage permits issued 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2026-08-071033 N CHRISTIANA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,549,440101081369
2026-08-271517 W SCHOOL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,000,000101084199
2026-08-191915 N ORCHARD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,000,000101083250
2026-08-244943 N DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,900,000101079067
2026-08-113539 N HAMILTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,800,000101076019
2026-08-205449 N RAVENSWOOD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,500,000101071357
2026-08-113041 N WESTERN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,442,445101082353
2026-08-283768 N CLARK STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,400,000101076759
2026-08-074852 N SAWYER AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,250,000101080516
2026-08-25437 N HAMLIN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,200,000101071434
2026-08-281912 N HUMBOLDT BLVDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,112,850101085244
2026-08-211901 W MADISON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$800,000101082958
2026-08-182037 N FREMONT STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$800,000101085996
2026-08-102624 N RACINE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$785,000101084366
2026-08-10110 N CARPENTER STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$750,000101081490
2026-08-261736 W FARRAGUT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$650,000101080997
2026-08-12858 N MARSHFIELD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$626,855101085403
2026-08-036729 N ASHLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$623,000101077365
2026-08-172247 W SHAKESPEARE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$550,000101020003
2026-08-317607 W HORTENSE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101086715
2026-08-203814 N OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101082611
2026-08-173340 N SEELEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101085577
2026-08-175900 S CALUMET AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101082427
2026-08-054715 W HURON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101082678
2026-08-314755 S MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101082148
2026-08-253400 N ALBANY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101084467
2026-08-253404 N ALBANY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101084471
2026-08-142908 W FLOURNOY STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101086264
2026-08-137739 S THROOP STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101082675
2026-08-121227 W 112TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101081947
2026-08-032902 W FLOURNOY STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101086024
2026-08-203627 S INDIANA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$440,000101082563
2026-08-26325 W 29TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000101079499
2026-08-171716 W 33RD PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000101084462
2026-08-143623 S MARSHFIELD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000101084904
2026-08-123035 N MONTICELLO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$400,000101084792
2026-08-112149 W EASTWOOD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000101085004
2026-08-266131 N WOLCOTT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101086661
2026-08-217346 N OCTAVIA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101085597
2026-08-171744 N ALBANY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101086357
2026-08-174542 N KARLOV AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101086759
2026-08-251384 W FULLER STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101085680
2026-08-212423 W MCLEAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000101085619
2026-08-113812 S WOOD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101084905
2026-08-243514 W 61ST STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000101083171
2026-08-182666 W MAYPOLE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$275,000101080482
2026-08-285239 N LEAMINGTON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$250,000101084998
2026-08-271321 S KOLIN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000101085581
2026-08-106630 S DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000101082747
2026-08-071225 N HERMITAGE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$245,000101076899
2026-08-131010 S WELLS STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$208,000101082355
2026-08-253200 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$200,000101083185
2026-08-254212 N MOZART STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101086418
2026-08-136815 N WAUKESHA AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101078004
2026-08-121723 W BALMORAL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101082088
2026-08-111427 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$200,000101081600
2026-08-11353 N DESPLAINES STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$189,650B200480482
2026-08-042330 S DRAKE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$175,000101084357
2026-08-10132 S HALSTED STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$170,000101079747
2026-08-3110125 S WALLACE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000101082987
2026-08-313523 N SEELEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000101082372
2026-08-246555 S ABERDEEN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101083496
2026-08-12500 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$125,198B200478807
2026-08-173302 S MORGAN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$120,000101076137
2026-08-31636 N ST LOUIS AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$114,880101076242
2026-08-267826 S MARSHFIELD AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101086174
2026-08-241619 N ARTESIAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101078909
2026-08-141251 N HOYNE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$100,000101076909
2026-08-121841 N ORLEANS STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101084072
2026-08-122040 N KILDARE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$90,000101086371
2026-08-182549 W LOGAN BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$85,000101083100
2026-08-18210 N LOCKWOOD AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000101081534
2026-08-101819 W SCHOOL STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$75,000101080831
2026-08-313722 N TRIPP AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$70,089B200509683
2026-08-241940 N SAWYER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$65,000101076162
2026-08-184636 N MAGNOLIA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$65,000101083929
2026-08-052352 S MILLARD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$54,974B200479400
2026-08-143447 W 84TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$54,315B200507393
2026-08-205880 N INDIAN RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$54,000B200471328
2026-08-203441 W LE MOYNE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$51,653B200508027
2026-08-282910 E 130TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$51,015B200509433
2026-08-173651 W PALMER STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000101084528
2026-08-178428 S EXCHANGE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000101081926
2026-08-134331 N HERMITAGE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000101084621
2026-08-111046 N WOLCOTT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000101080953
2026-08-073351 S INDIANA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$50,000101084697
2026-08-052022 W BARRY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000101084327
2026-08-1111637 S AVENUE LPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$49,796B200506873
2026-08-131528 N CENTRAL PARK AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$49,087B200481262
2026-08-133435 W BELDEN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$46,827B200506955
2026-08-036539 S KEATING AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$46,320B200481282
2026-08-282527 W LYNDALE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$45,000B200507307
2026-08-14858 N WOLCOTT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$45,000101083996
2026-08-201026 N MENARD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$42,947B200507601
2026-08-072709 W MELROSE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$42,399B200481945
2026-08-265442 S MENARD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$40,698B200509034
2026-08-261453 W RASCHER AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$40,000B200507808
2026-08-3110515 S TRUMBULL AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$39,731B200509708
2026-08-114724 S LAVERGNE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$39,560B200506868
2026-08-042555 W 118TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$38,900B200481388
Fetched 2026-09-10 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 252 shown, the rest are on the weekly pages below

August 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 August 2026.

August 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.