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Chicago · building permits · month 2026-10

How many roofing permits did Chicago issue in October 2026?

443. 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 roof work.

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

roofing permits issued in October 2026

443

Combined reported cost

$139,763,939

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

437

Largest single permit

$71,650,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31 · measured 2026-10-27 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago roofing permits issued 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2026-10-16500 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$71,650,000101082340
2026-10-221014 N SPAULDING AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,228,360101087126
2026-10-081131 W BLACKHAWK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$3,700,000101086395
2026-10-162309 S LOOMIS STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,490,632101078696
2026-10-131137 W ALTGELD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,200,000101084412
2026-10-072353 W BYRON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,182,930101087238
2026-10-121600 W 13TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,037,800B200513299
2026-10-074129 S INDIANA AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,911,740B200514900
2026-10-261414 N ELK GROVE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,883,700101086839
2026-10-083040 N LINCOLN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,500,000101085393
2026-10-021846 N DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,300,000101085903
2026-10-066749 S KILBOURN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,260,981B200514251
2026-10-163239 W AINSLIE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,250,000101080517
2026-10-134841 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,247,250101087506
2026-10-2612701 S DOTY AVE EPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,200,000101086799
2026-10-19447 E 42ND PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,200,000101084928
2026-10-13445 E 42ND PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,200,000101084924
2026-10-205220 S PULASKI RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,007,979101087557
2026-10-136347 N BROADWAYPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,000,000101087340
2026-10-132150 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$950,000101076948
2026-10-14110 E DELAWARE PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$919,251B200512892
2026-10-12432 W 14TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$892,000B200507466
2026-10-132211 W CERMAK RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$880,000101067744
2026-10-011738 N WOLCOTT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$877,800101088102
2026-10-211218 W GEORGE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$850,000101086414
2026-10-235812 S ELLIS AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$821,600B200516839
2026-10-143844 N HERMITAGE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$800,000101087973
2026-10-063445 N OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$800,000101087547
2026-10-191030 W OAKDALE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$750,000101088191
2026-10-161997 N CLYBOURN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$750,000B200512796
2026-10-023832 N LAKEWOOD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$745,000101081577
2026-10-228550 W BRYN MAWR AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$675,750B200516797
2026-10-1633 W KINZIE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$667,115B200481641
2026-10-231653 W WOLFRAM STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$625,000101087621
2026-10-193301 W ARTHINGTON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$623,000B200514107
2026-10-22919 S BELL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$499,000101084305
2026-10-142170 N ROCKWELL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$488,000101084155
2026-10-132051 N AUSTIN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$461,567B200515482
2026-10-264207 W FIFTH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101079767
2026-10-232418 W WARNER AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000101088685
2026-10-151625 S ASHLAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$449,900B200514813
2026-10-261060 E 47TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$407,065B200515398
2026-10-192621 W CULLERTON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$400,000101084231
2026-10-063651 N GREENVIEW AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$400,000101083082
2026-10-21465 N DESPLAINES STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$399,900B200513241
2026-10-261321 W OHIO STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101082397
2026-10-261323 W OHIO STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101082398
2026-10-267350 N OCTAVIA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101085599
2026-10-234927 W WARWICK AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101088344
2026-10-211325 W OHIO STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101082399
2026-10-151315 W OHIO STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101082394
2026-10-151319 W OHIO STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101082396
2026-10-141327 W OHIO STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101082401
2026-10-075638 N FRANCISCO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$375,000101085858
2026-10-232141 N ROCKWELL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101085460
2026-10-206201 S EMERALD DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$339,920B200516393
2026-10-232468 N ORCHARD STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$320,000101086537
2026-10-15150 W ROOSEVELT RDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000101086383
2026-10-232816 N KEDZIE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$250,000101074229
2026-10-063300 W PIERCE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$250,000B200513932
2026-10-142835 N SHEFFIELD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$248,450B200515518
2026-10-134517 S STATE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$225,000101082134
2026-10-101308 S INDEPENDENCE BLVDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$221,659B200512143
2026-10-075145 N CLARK STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$184,966B200514962
2026-10-05917 E 78TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$170,850B200513728
2026-10-061406 W WINONA STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$162,000B200514409
2026-10-082222 N RACINE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$160,000B200515177
2026-10-231834 E 71ST STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$157,000B200517228
2026-10-161737 N SAWYER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101073185
2026-10-05441 N WALLER AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$150,000B200512831
2026-10-026343 S OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000101086105
2026-10-051365 N DEARBORN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$145,000B200514161
2026-10-065230 N LINCOLN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$130,000101086193
2026-10-152230 N SEMINARY AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$129,000B200514726
2026-10-266215 N MAPLEWOOD AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$127,000101074695
2026-10-073908 N LINCOLN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$125,000B200514798
2026-10-193905 N WESTERN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$120,000B200516055
2026-10-074054 W 115TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$120,000B200514975
2026-10-131625 W 18TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$118,895B200515660
2026-10-161021 W BRYN MAWR AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$104,500B200515925
2026-10-166810 N LOLETA AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$101,570101087178
2026-10-1465 E WACKER PLPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101085786
2026-10-081723 W WABANSIA AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000101078988
2026-10-132825 W 31ST STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$96,812B200514745
2026-10-154500 S TROY STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$83,000B200515911
2026-10-205130 S DORCHESTER AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$81,000B200516404
2026-10-262732 N SEMINARY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000101088495
2026-10-073245 W 30TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$78,734B200514935
2026-10-062117 N LAKEWOOD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$75,000B200514257
2026-10-164527 S JUSTINE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$74,255B200516139
2026-10-206415 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$74,000B200511572
2026-10-133650 W ARMITAGE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$71,730B200514696
2026-10-134314 S VINCENNES AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$65,000B200515749
2026-10-09301 E 50TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$65,000B200515180
2026-10-0711530 S ARTESIAN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$64,627B200513336
2026-10-094550 N MALDEN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$63,000B200514619
2026-10-054310 N CENTRAL PARK AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$62,786B200510462
2026-10-024310 N CENTRAL PARK AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$62,786B200510460
2026-10-217148 W ADDISON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$60,000B200516583
2026-10-234901 W NORTH AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$57,200B200516663
Fetched 2026-10-27 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 443 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.

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