501 E 61st St

Chicago, IL 60637

One permit here in the last two years. The newest, Jul 30, 2025: Permit expires on 09/30/2025 erection starts: 8/9/2025. Within a quarter mile, the city has issued 20 more permits (19 projects) since May 1.

The city's data portal didn't answer in time. "Here" shows our copy of the last two years, which we checked 2026-10-06 12:04 UTC. Data status

1. Permit expires on 09/30/2025 erection starts: 8/9/2025

   New building
   Jul 30, 2025$12,000

1. Full building permit for interior renovations within an existing 6,329 gsf single-use

   6122 S Vernon Ave · 450 ft SW · Alteration or repair
   Sep 30$200,000
2. Line voltage electrical work

   371 E 61st St · 780 ft W · Electrical
   Sep 23$100
3. Roof replacement

   6144 S St Lawrence Ave · 740 ft SE · Roofing
   Sep 22$42,669
4. Line voltage electrical work

   6106 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr · 730 ft W · Electrical
   Sep 15$1,500
5. Line voltage electrical work

   608 E 61st St · 740 ft E · Electrical
   Aug 27$100
6. New exterior cladding, insulation, and air sealing of entire building

   6215 S Eberhart Ave · 800 ft S · Alteration or repair
   Aug 19$350,000
7. Repair/replace garage header above overhead door

   6023 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr · 780 ft NW · Alteration or repair
   Aug 5$5,000
8. Tuckpointing and unit masonry repair / replacement: 600 SQ. FT.

   608 E 61st St · 740 ft E · Alteration or repair
   Aug 4$14,000
9. Replacement of existing 3-story steel porch to new rear open wood porch

   6137 S Vernon Ave · 480 ft SW · Alteration or repair
   Jun 26$40,000
10. Full rebuild (same as existing) for wood porch (open)

    6211 S Eberhart Ave · 760 ft S · Fence, wall or deck
    Jun 23$15,000
11. Reinstate permit no.100988508 must begin work and or request inspection no later than september 2026 on…

    6039 S Vernon Ave · 400 ft NW · Other
    Jun 8not listed
12. Interior alterations in an existing unfinished basement for new 1 du at an existing 2 story+basement brick…

    6020 S Eberhart Ave · 470 ft N · Alteration or repair
    Jun 3$46,960

1. New/replacement installation × 2 permits

   6131 S Calumet Ave · 0.21 mi W · Fence, wall or deck
   Aug 10 to Sep 18$304,789
2. Replacement electrical contractor

   6225 S St Lawrence Ave · 0.21 mi SE · Electrical
   Sep 10not listed
3. Replacement other contractor

   6225 S St Lawrence Ave · 0.21 mi SE · Contractor change
   Sep 9not listed
4. Line voltage electrical work

   6118 S Langley Ave · 0.24 mi E · Electrical
   Sep 8$3,075
5. Tuckpointing and unit masonry repair / replacement: 300 SQ. FT.

   6212 S Champlain Ave · 0.23 mi SE · Alteration or repair
   Sep 8$2,800
6. Replacement other contractor

   6219 S Champlain Ave · 0.25 mi SE · Contractor change
   Sep 4not listed
7. Porch work only: replace existing open rear wood porch only

   6230 S St Lawrence Ave · 0.21 mi SE · Alteration or repair
   Jun 1$23,500

• 550 E 61st St newest permit Oct 11, 2024
• 608 E 61st St newest permit Aug 27, 2026
• 371 E 61st St newest permit Sep 23, 2026
• 803 E 61st St newest permit Jul 18, 2025
• 825 E 61st St newest permit Aug 28, 2026
• 110 E 61st St newest permit Sep 22, 2026
• 1007 E 61st St newest permit Feb 4, 2025
• 1015 E 61st St newest permit Feb 3, 2026
• 1156 E 61st St newest permit Nov 18, 2025

Chicago Department of Buildings updated its data Oct 5, 2026. We checked it Oct 6, 12:04 UTC. See the city's official records.

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