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Chicago · building permits · month 2026-05

How many porch and deck permits did Chicago issue in May 2026?

226. 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 a porch or a deck. Chicago files most of this work as one scope, so both terms are one page. 2,649 in the year to 2026-07-01.

porch and deck permits issued in May 2026

226

Combined reported cost

$71,155,597

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

226

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 porch and deck 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
2026-05-121221 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$6,000,000101078038
2026-05-046152 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,000,000101079368
2026-05-152625 N TALMAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,500,000101074973
2026-05-144437 S VINCENNES AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,137,050101082202
2026-05-071541 N HONORE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,472,250101077540
2026-05-072201 W HURON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,448,000101082292
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
2026-05-013122 W LYNDALE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,100,000101079567
2026-05-121853 W GRAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$975,000101078184
2026-05-133222 N CLIFTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$925,000101078187
2026-05-261449 W 73RD PLPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$900,000101080077
2026-05-073816 N BELL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$870,000101081051
2026-05-072917 W ARTHINGTON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$850,000101081472
2026-05-072919 W ARTHINGTON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$850,000101081488
2026-05-041355 W FOSTER AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$845,000101077651
2026-05-061234 W GRACE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$785,000101081559
2026-05-15826 N HOMAN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$715,369101074856
2026-05-133004 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$700,000101068297
2026-05-115341 S CALUMET AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$700,000101077925
2026-05-261100 W WELLINGTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$650,000101081353
2026-05-261819 W ERIE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$650,000101077051
2026-05-191444 W BARRY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$650,000101080619
2026-05-133836 N BELL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$650,000101082147
2026-05-152437 S FRANCISCO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$625,000101081965
2026-05-21351 W BELDEN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$600,000101079450
2026-05-262944 W COYLE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$550,000101074875
2026-05-063313 S PRAIRIE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$532,350101076554
2026-05-151233 W DRAPER STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101079306
2026-05-132229 W ARMITAGE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101082670
2026-05-06611 N RIDGEWAY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$476,400101080702
2026-05-204100 S CALUMET AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101080060
2026-05-112334 W 21ST STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101080417
2026-05-114255 N WHIPPLE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$450,000101078741
2026-05-054104 S CALUMET AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101080062
2026-05-044937 N NOTTINGHAM AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$450,000101078217
2026-05-011124 S CALIFORNIA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101078982
2026-05-073417 W 107TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$443,105101081070
2026-05-28515 E BOWEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$440,000101082657
2026-05-294826 N OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$420,000101079921
2026-05-261323 S HOMAN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$420,000101078555
2026-05-271508 N HARDING AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$400,000101076755
2026-05-183125 W POLK STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000101080407
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
2026-05-286841 S HARPER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000101081814
2026-05-223144 W DIVERSEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101078664
2026-05-073851 N LEAVITT STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000101082993
2026-05-182547 W 102ND PLPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000101072166
2026-05-054745 N LINDER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$295,000101081046
2026-05-13436 N HARDING AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$290,000101078095
2026-05-13434 N HARDING AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$290,000101078094
2026-05-213621 N KIMBALL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$250,000101069907
2026-05-147151 S NORMAL BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$250,000101076475
2026-05-076211 N KILDARE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101081412
2026-05-063617 N ALBANY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101081431
2026-05-042522 W WINNEMAC AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101081704
2026-05-132931 W GREENLEAF AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$190,000101080602
2026-05-204859 W RICE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$180,000101081222
2026-05-203016 N HOYNE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$180,000101080964
2026-05-224615 N HERMITAGE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$175,000101081371
2026-05-122306 S TROY STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,594101068751
2026-05-294844 W ARTHINGTON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101081500
2026-05-194715 S LAFLIN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101081337
2026-05-11543 W 61ST STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101079602
2026-05-073832 S LOWE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101076204
2026-05-055203 S CARPENTER STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$147,939101075297
2026-05-11901 N HARDING AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$137,431101070727
2026-05-083407 W ADAMS STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$128,700101080472
2026-05-153725 W WINDSOR AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$125,000101082301
2026-05-121629 S HAMLIN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$125,000101073730
2026-05-299413 S VANDERPOEL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$120,000101083410
2026-05-126126 S GREEN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$120,000101082172
2026-05-068426 S CARPENTER STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$120,000101076476
2026-05-044513 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$120,000101076556
2026-05-075627 N NEVA AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,051101075014
2026-05-276648 N RICHMOND STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101070455
2026-05-20816 N LEAMINGTON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101075061
2026-05-147028 S KIMBARK AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101083382
2026-05-132732 N MCVICKER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101079837
2026-05-182452 W CUYLER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$99,625101082131
2026-05-061724 W SURF STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$94,350101081499
2026-05-118737 S WOOD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$89,379101077334
2026-05-083116 N WESTERN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000101081080
2026-05-143116 W LYNDALE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$75,000101075352
2026-05-12736 E 90TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$75,000101067067
2026-05-052615 N BOSWORTH AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$75,000101081763
2026-05-141100 W 111TH PLPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$72,000101081720
2026-05-29800 W FULTON MARKETPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$70,000101082328
2026-05-144400 N HAMILTON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$70,000101078984
2026-05-217222 S COLES AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$69,800101081308
2026-05-283636 N JANSSEN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$60,000101082272
2026-05-191481 W ERIE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$60,000101080197
2026-05-196204 S WOLCOTT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$58,200101078572
2026-05-225821 N WHIPPLE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$56,500101076925
2026-05-131721 W 19TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000101078817
2026-05-092533 N BERNARD STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$50,000B200467896
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 226 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

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