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Chicago · building permits · month 2026-08

How many roofing permits did Chicago issue in August 2026?

636. 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 roof work.

roofing permits issued in August 2026

636

Combined reported cost

$88,385,089

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

634

Largest single permit

$8,400,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31 · measured 2026-09-12 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago roofing permits issued 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2026-08-05350 E CERMAK RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$8,400,000101081831
2026-08-071033 N CHRISTIANA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,549,440101081369
2026-08-103900 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,962,400B200476074
2026-08-26600 E GRAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,947,160B200507861
2026-08-056623 S DR MARTIN L KING JR DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$3,854,427101078677
2026-08-132759 W ARMITAGE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,800,000101077392
2026-08-121901 W MADISON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,620,781B200479617
2026-08-122241 E MARQUETTE DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,500,000101077568
2026-08-271517 W SCHOOL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,000,000101084199
2026-08-191915 N ORCHARD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,000,000101083250
2026-08-06280 S COLUMBUS DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,901,820B200481603
2026-08-244943 N DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,900,000101079067
2026-08-112211 N OAK PARK AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,696,616B200481785
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
2026-08-051 E SCOTT STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,230,000B200480490
2026-08-281912 N HUMBOLDT BLVDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,112,850101085244
2026-08-10939 E 132ND STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,086,937B200479946
2026-08-143214 N DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$954,240101086157
2026-08-06939 W MADISON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$900,000B200480247
2026-08-06949 W MADISON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$900,000B200480250
2026-08-17911 W DIVERSEY PKWYPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$889,985101086208
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
2026-08-262501 W BRADLEY PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$725,000B200508623
2026-08-31259 N COLUMBUS DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$700,000101081845
2026-08-12858 N MARSHFIELD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$626,855101085403
2026-08-272021 N STOCKTON DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$610,995101074576
2026-08-212012 S DESPLAINES STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$600,000101077295
2026-08-071851 W BYRON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$600,000101081462
2026-08-21201 E DELAWARE PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$562,000B200481963
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
2026-08-121724 N SPAULDING AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$450,000101083634
2026-08-263033 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$447,829B200508058
2026-08-26325 W 29TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000101079499
2026-08-123035 N MONTICELLO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$400,000101084792
2026-08-112149 W EASTWOOD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000101085004
2026-08-217346 N OCTAVIA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101085597
2026-08-171744 N ALBANY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101086357
2026-08-064401 S ASHLAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$342,450B200480782
2026-08-311347 W ERIE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$300,000B200507544
2026-08-103049 N DRAKE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$290,000101080674
2026-08-111000 E OHIO STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$287,100B200506799
2026-08-108101 W HIGGINS RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$285,000B200481543
2026-08-06157 W GRAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$284,787B200480831
2026-08-2565 E GOETHE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$280,000B200508817
2026-08-27333 E ONTARIO STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$279,000B200507819
2026-08-193659 S ASHLAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$250,000B200507464
2026-08-116801 N OSCEOLA AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$250,000101083293
2026-08-071225 N HERMITAGE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$245,000101076899
2026-08-273220 W GRAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$226,221B200509270
2026-08-109810 S DORCHESTER AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$224,000B200481630
2026-08-06621 S PLYMOUTH CTPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$205,000B200481356
2026-08-141854 W GRAND AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000101082664
2026-08-111427 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$200,000101081600
2026-08-19851 W WAVELAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$188,750B200481466
2026-08-032050 W BALMORAL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$180,000101083873
2026-08-10132 S HALSTED STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$170,000101079747
2026-08-242440 W NORTH AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$160,000B200507479
2026-08-175623 S WOLCOTT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$160,000101084762
2026-08-07200 W SUPERIOR STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$154,721B200481943
2026-08-313523 N SEELEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000101082372
2026-08-3110125 S WALLACE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000101082987
2026-08-071350 W FULLERTON AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$134,800B200479154
2026-08-236605 N AVONDALE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$132,500B200506839
2026-08-273640 N HALSTED STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$130,000B200473356
2026-08-116701 W FOREST PRESERVE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$125,000101084115
2026-08-05316 W 103RD STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$120,000B200481538
2026-08-1710538 S EWING AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$115,000101068742
2026-08-131950 W PERSHING RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$103,814B200480362
2026-08-06127 S OAKLEY BLVDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$103,000B200481361
2026-08-281455 W WILSON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$100,000101080490
2026-08-17808 S MORGAN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101083642
2026-08-11501 N OGDEN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101084222
2026-08-065250 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$85,000B200481714
2026-08-31819 S KOLMAR AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$81,500B200509651
2026-08-273847 W POLK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000101079688
2026-08-044660 N BROADWAYPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$80,000101085002
2026-08-11533 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$79,500B200506976
2026-08-265220 N CALIFORNIA AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$77,740B200508440
2026-08-205630 N ELSTON AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$76,673B200507893
2026-08-201307 W WRIGHTWOOD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$75,000B200507667
2026-08-141636 W WALTER B GRIFFIN PLPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$75,000101082801
2026-08-101819 W SCHOOL STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$75,000101080831
2026-08-111350 N ELSTON AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$74,144B200506814
2026-08-1110614 S WESTERN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$74,000B200481904
2026-08-124138 N DRAKE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$72,781B200506941
2026-08-257545 N BELL AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$71,000B200508679
2026-08-284739 S HOYNE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$70,300101079703
2026-08-313722 N TRIPP AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$70,089B200509683
2026-08-285108 N RAVENSWOOD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$70,000B200475738
2026-08-26714 W WAVELAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$69,898B200509023
2026-08-048810 S STONY ISLAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$69,300B200481396
2026-08-053118 N OLCOTT AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$65,962B200479836
2026-08-202847 W WASHINGTON BLVDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$65,775B200507857
Fetched 2026-09-12 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 636 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.

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