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Chicago · building permits · month 2026-10

How many plumbing permits did Chicago issue in October 2026?

258. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read daily. Filter: Any permit whose work description mentions plumbing.

October 2026 is still running — this total climbs as the City files.

plumbing permits issued in October 2026

258

Combined reported cost

$78,458,042

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

208

Largest single permit

$25,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31 · measured 2026-10-28 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago plumbing permits issued 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2026-10-098332 S DR MARTIN L KING JR DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000,000101081192
2026-10-13222 W MERCHANDISE MART PLZPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$12,500,000101087696
2026-10-203701 W OGDEN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$5,400,000101086222
2026-10-05400 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,900,000101088139
2026-10-235644 S DREXEL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,500,000101089595
2026-10-235644 S DREXEL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,500,000101089602
2026-10-13225 W RANDOLPH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,268,317101087551
2026-10-131500 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,143,000B200514098
2026-10-21222 S RIVERSIDE PLZPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,050,000101086447
2026-10-14151 N FRANKLIN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,045,725101089429
2026-10-221438 W 63RD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,000,000101088024
2026-10-016225 S DREXEL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,000,000101073823
2026-10-13307 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$950,000101085031
2026-10-2120 S CLARK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$886,336101087156
2026-10-263337 W WALNUT STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$800,000101080257
2026-10-263333 W WALNUT STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$800,000101080252
2026-10-02150 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$770,000101088418
2026-10-0671 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$600,000101088173
2026-10-055449 N WAYNE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$600,000101086651
2026-10-19640 N LA SALLE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$546,800101089250
2026-10-2120 S CLARK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$536,200101087153
2026-10-161645 E 53RD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101085118
2026-10-081419 S CHRISTIANA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101086428
2026-10-083833 N CICERO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000101083351
2026-10-13454 N COLUMBUS DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$467,307101089055
2026-10-22125 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$462,305101088048
2026-10-264207 W FIFTH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101079767
2026-10-2120 S CLARK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$449,746101087155
2026-10-014432 N TROY STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$440,000101083231
2026-10-22125 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$422,906101088047
2026-10-02307 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$414,000101086500
2026-10-234437 N KOSTNER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$370,000101087278
2026-10-161620 W MARQUETTE RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000101082968
2026-10-131560 N SANDBURG TERPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000101088913
2026-10-206543 S BISHOP STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000101087481
2026-10-15227 W MONROE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$300,000B200515262
2026-10-151520 W HARRISON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000101088395
2026-10-087320 N ORIOLE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000101083646
2026-10-201944 W THOMAS STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$296,059B200512676
2026-10-201944 W THOMAS STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$296,059B200512846
2026-10-055831 W MADISON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$292,383101084457
2026-10-22125 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$266,099101088044
2026-10-224434 S LECLAIRE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000101081948
2026-10-221518 E HARPER CTPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$250,000101085106
2026-10-205730 S GREEN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$250,000101084050
2026-10-202422 S CANAL STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$250,000101076675
2026-10-207001 S ADA STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$225,000101087718
2026-10-2120 S CLARK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$214,229101087150
2026-10-22125 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$202,493101088042
2026-10-26306 W ADAMS STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101086394
2026-10-201815 W 59TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101087479
2026-10-097220 S SANGAMON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101084506
2026-10-065201 W MADISON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101084912
2026-10-013325 N CALIFORNIA AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$200,000B200508816
2026-10-091632 N FRANCISCO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$180,000101086365
2026-10-236556 N BOSWORTH AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$175,000101083484
2026-10-22125 S WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$164,586101088040
2026-10-0270 W MADISON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$158,800101088618
2026-10-271356 W WELLINGTON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101086737
2026-10-231222 S CENTRAL PARK AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101083062
2026-10-205921 W BERENICE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101088524
2026-10-16100 E BELLEVUE PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$150,000B200480930
2026-10-026343 S OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101086105
2026-10-017042 S MORGAN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101087395
2026-10-014736 S SPRINGFIELD AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101088714
2026-10-162036 W MELROSE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$145,000101079979
2026-10-234131 W HIRSCH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$142,800101084037
2026-10-162038 E 71ST STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$125,000101079307
2026-10-122323 W LYNDALE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$120,000B200480078
2026-10-025401 S HONORE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,264101082267
2026-10-261948 W MAYPOLE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$100,000B200510819
2026-10-20509 W 123RD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101082900
2026-10-161415 W GLENLAKE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101086787
2026-10-097000 S ROCKWELL STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101087645
2026-10-0615 E OAK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101087834
2026-10-051150 S WABASH AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101087402
2026-10-022143 S MILLARD AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101070797
2026-10-133877 N ELSTON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$98,000101070254
2026-10-13335 N AVERS AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$95,000101088131
2026-10-011534 E 59TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$95,000B200509625
2026-10-191615 E 86TH PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$87,637B200511091
2026-10-274940 W SUPERIOR STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$85,000101084713
2026-10-217055 W HIGGINS AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000101087946
2026-10-161802 N CLEVELAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$80,000B200513026
2026-10-161802 N CLEVELAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$80,000B200513305
2026-10-132318 W DEVON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000101084356
2026-10-053356 W 63RD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000101084685
2026-10-201923 N HAMLIN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$75,000101082851
2026-10-193321 S GILES AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$75,000B200507289
2026-10-27160 N WACKER DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$70,000101089852
2026-10-201948 W MAYPOLE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$70,000B200510813
2026-10-133838 W GLADYS AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$70,000101087559
2026-10-0510601 S HALE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$70,000B200481328
2026-10-0210601 S HALE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$70,000B200481329
2026-10-052015 N KILDARE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$67,912101077489
2026-10-23120 E DELAWARE PLPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$67,543101089457
2026-10-0511854 S WESTERN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$65,000101082665
2026-10-146030 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$59,732101087320
2026-10-214816 S DREXEL BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000101083073
2026-10-204808 S DREXEL BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000101083065
Fetched 2026-10-28 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 258 shown, the rest are on the weekly pages below

October 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 October 2026.

October 2026 · other trades

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