# Building permits at 3243 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL Two permits on record here. The newest, Nov 27, 2024: Replacement plumbing contractor. Within a quarter mile, the city has issued 12 more permits since May 1. ## At this address | Date | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---| | Nov 27, 2024 | Other | For permit 101036665: replacement plumbing contractor. New contractor(s) listed under "other applicants and contractors" on permit certificate. | Not listed | [B200406696](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/B200406696/) | | May 30, 2024 | Alteration or repair | Interior renovation to convert existing office space in a 1 story strip mall to a massage parlor, per plans. Special use #224-23-s to allow massage parlor approved 08.21.2023. Certified corrections subject to field inspections & audit | $7,500 | [101036665](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/101036665/) | ## Within ¼ mi since May 1, 2026 12 permits in the circle. From our copy of the city's data (last 24 months). ### Next door (under 250 ft), 1 permits | Date | Address | Distance | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Jun 5, 2026 | [3223 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3223-n-harlem-ave/) | 210 ft S | Electrical | Line voltage electrical work. Alter existing system III emergency lighting. Receptacle outlets: 0. Lighting outlets: 0. Specific location: 1st floor. Attached garage.basement. | $9,800 | [B200472499](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/B200472499/) | ### This block (250 to 1,000 ft), 9 permits | Date | Address | Distance | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sep 24, 2026 | [3325 N Octavia Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3325-n-octavia-ave/) | 810 ft NW | Electrical | Line voltage electrical work. New permanent 200 amp service disconnecting means with 2 circuits. Receptacle outlets: 2. Lighting outlets: 2. Specific location: upgrade the utility meter socket to a new 200a sin. | $2,000 | [B200512417](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/B200512417/) | | Sep 24, 2026 | [3325 N Octavia Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3325-n-octavia-ave/) | 810 ft NW | Solar | Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: sloped (2:12 to 5:12). Inverter output: 11.5 kw. Array output: 6.15 kw. Location: installation of roof mount solar panels w/ battery. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #22-0441. | $15,555 | [B200512404](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/B200512404/) | | Sep 24, 2026 | [3118 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3118-n-harlem-ave/) | 850 ft S | Electrical | Line voltage electrical work. New permanent 400 amp service disconnecting means with 22 circuits. Receptacle outlets: 1. Lighting outlets: 1. Specific location: retail sales area, back stock area. | $34,754 | [B200511793](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/B200511793/) | | Sep 22, 2026 | [3202 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3202-n-harlem-ave/) | 420 ft S | Sign | Install new shell mid sign with price sign and emc on twin poles | $5,000 | [101086267](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/101086267/) | | Sep 16, 2026 | [7224 W Belmont Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/7224-w-belmont-ave/) | 530 ft SW | Electrical | Line voltage electrical work. New permanent 400 amp service disconnecting means with 1 circuits. Receptacle outlets: 1. Lighting outlets: 1. Specific location: 1st fl mechanical room. | $14,000 | [B200511151](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/B200511151/) | | Sep 16, 2026 | [3315 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3315-n-harlem-ave/) | 370 ft N | Alteration or repair | Interior renovation of existing storefront to establish a coffee/bakery shop in existing 1 story, masonry, commercial building(occupancy B, construction type 3a) | $95,000 | [101084385](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/101084385/) | | Aug 11, 2026 | [3202 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3202-n-harlem-ave/) | 420 ft S | Other | For permit 101019928: replacement plumbing contractor. New contractor(s) listed under "other applicants and contractors" on permit certificate. | Not listed | [B200479850](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/B200479850/) | | Jul 4, 2026 | [3202 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3202-n-harlem-ave/) | 420 ft S | Other | For permit 101019928: replacement electrical contractor. New contractor(s) listed under "other applicants and contractors" on permit certificate. | Not listed | [B200476977](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/B200476977/) | | May 1, 2026 | [3339 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3339-n-harlem-ave/) | 600 ft N | Alteration or repair | Interior alterations to existing (1) story commercial building. Type ii-b construction. Use - bakery building is not sprinkleredtotal area of work - 1,916 SQ. FT. | $95,000 | [101080966](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/101080966/) | ### Farther (1,000 ft to ¼ mi), 2 permits | Date | Address | Distance | Type | Work | Cost | Permit | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sep 30, 2026 | [3121 N Nottingham Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3121-n-nottingham-ave/) | 0.21 mi SE | Plumbing | Repair or in-kind replacement of 1 plumbing fixtures as described in permit application. Includes repair or replacment of plumbing piping. Locations: 1 residential unit(s), 0 non-residential unit(s), basement. | $500 | [B200513103](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/B200513103/) | | Jul 21, 2026 | [3224 N Odell Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3224-n-odell-ave/) | 0.20 mi W | Electrical | Line voltage electrical work. Repair or alter devices on existing circuits. Receptacle outlets: 6. Lighting outlets: 5. Specific location: replacement of melted wiring in the garage and ins. | $1,200 | [B200479532](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/permit/B200479532/) | ## Zoning requests nearby We don't list zoning cases for Chicago yet. Look them up on the city's Zoning Board of Appeals page: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/zoning-board-of-appeals.html ## More on this street Other addresses on N Harlem Ave with permits, nearest house number first: - [3223 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3223-n-harlem-ave/): newest permit Jun 5, 2026 - [3202 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3202-n-harlem-ave/): newest permit Sep 22, 2026 - [3300 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3300-n-harlem-ave/): newest permit Jul 24, 2025 - [3315 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3315-n-harlem-ave/): newest permit Sep 16, 2026 - [3317 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3317-n-harlem-ave/): newest permit Mar 19, 2026 - [3339 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3339-n-harlem-ave/): newest permit May 1, 2026 - [3118 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3118-n-harlem-ave/): newest permit Sep 24, 2026 - [3115 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3115-n-harlem-ave/): newest permit Feb 27, 2026 - [3417 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3417-n-harlem-ave/): newest permit Aug 12, 2025 - [3540 N Harlem Ave](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/address/3540-n-harlem-ave/): newest permit Nov 21, 2025 --- Source: Chicago Department of Buildings permit data (https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/ydr8-5enu). 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