Nearby Permits
Map of 74 permits within a quarter mile of 55 W Chestnut StOther, 44 E Superior St, Oct 2, 2026Electrical, 932 N Rush St, Sep 29, 2026Sign, 9 W Walton St, Sep 28, 2026Other, 15 E Oak St, Sep 18, 2026Electrical, 115 W Chicago Ave, Sep 16, 2026Alteration or repair, 60 W Walton St, Sep 15, 2026Mechanical (HVAC), 21 E Chestnut St, Sep 11, 2026Alteration or repair, 730 N Wabash Ave, Sep 11, 2026Scaffold or sidewalk shed, 1 W Superior St, Sep 10, 2026Alteration or repair, 742 N La Salle Dr, Sep 9, 2026Alteration or repair, 44 E Superior St, Sep 9, 2026Electrical, 740 N Wells St, Sep 8, 2026Alteration or repair, 9 W Walton St, Sep 2, 2026Alteration or repair, 932 N Rush St, Aug 20, 2026Alteration or repair, 10 E Delaware Pl, Aug 19, 2026Alteration or repair, 56 E Chicago Ave, Aug 18, 2026Sign, 901 N Rush St, Aug 14, 2026Sign, 901 N Rush St, Aug 14, 2026Sign, 901 N Rush St, Aug 14, 2026Sign, 901 N Rush St, Aug 14, 2026Plumbing, 104 W Oak St, Aug 13, 2026Alteration or repair, 49 E Chicago Ave, Aug 13, 2026Alteration or repair, 11 E Walton St, Aug 13, 2026Alteration or repair, 63 W Chestnut St, Aug 12, 2026Scaffold or sidewalk shed, 25 E Superior St, Aug 12, 2026Grading, 25 E Superior St, Aug 12, 2026Alteration or repair, 932 N Rush St, Aug 10, 2026Fence, wall or deck, 63 W Chestnut St, Aug 4, 2026Fire systems, 749 N Wells St, Jul 24, 2026Electrical, 810 N La Salle Dr, Jul 20, 2026Alteration or repair, 740 N Wells St, Jul 20, 2026Grading, 2 W Delaware Pl, Jul 8, 2026Fire systems, 9 W Walton St, Jul 7, 2026Sign, 1000 N Rush St, Jul 2, 2026Sign, 1000 N Rush St, Jul 2, 2026Electrical, 15 E Oak St, Jun 30, 2026Alteration or repair, 10 E Delaware Pl, Jun 30, 2026Roofing, 820 N La Salle Dr, Jun 29, 2026Elevator, 25 E Superior St, Jun 29, 2026Sign, 930 N Rush St, Jun 29, 2026Sign, 930 N Rush St, Jun 29, 2026Sign, 930 N Rush St, Jun 29, 2026Sign, 900 N Rush St, Jun 29, 2026Elevator, 33 W Delaware Pl, Jun 24, 2026Elevator, 165 W Superior St, Jun 24, 2026Alteration or repair, 64 E Chestnut St, Jun 23, 2026Elevator, 845 N State St, Jun 17, 2026Sign, 1000 N Rush St, Jun 17, 2026Alteration or repair, 11 E Walton St, Jun 16, 2026Mechanical (HVAC), 931 N Rush St, Jun 11, 2026Sign, 900 N Rush St, Jun 11, 2026Elevator, 55 E Pearson St, Jun 10, 2026Alteration or repair, 51 E Pearson St, Jun 10, 2026Fence, wall or deck, 33 W Delaware Pl, Jun 8, 2026Fire systems, 8 W Chestnut St, Jun 2, 2026Sign, 872 N State St, Jun 1, 2026Sign, 777 N La Salle Dr, Jun 1, 2026Sign, 777 N La Salle Dr, Jun 1, 2026Electrical, 9 W Walton St, May 29, 2026Roofing, 119 W Delaware Pl, May 29, 2026Alteration or repair, 871 N La Salle Dr, May 19, 2026Electrical, 950 N Clark St, May 18, 2026Scaffold or sidewalk shed, 20 E Chestnut St, May 11, 2026Grading, 20 E Chestnut St, May 11, 2026Electrical, 25 E Pearson St, May 7, 2026Scaffold or sidewalk shed, 70 W Huron St, May 6, 2026Grading, 70 W Huron St, May 6, 2026Electrical, 950 N Clark St, May 5, 2026Fence, wall or deck, 33 W Delaware Pl, May 1, 2026New building, 737 N Wells St, Jun 30, 2026New building, 9 W Walton St, Jun 17, 2026New building, 14 W Superior St, Jun 1, 2026New building, 15 E Oak St, May 20, 2026New building, 104 W Oak St, May 18, 2026660 ft Map preview
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55 W Chestnut St

Chicago, IL 60610

The biggest project within a quarter mile since May 1: an $11M alteration or repair at 9 W Walton St, permitted Sep 2.

18 permits on record here. The newest, Jun 12, 2025: Temporary scaffolding: qty: 1, max. Within a quarter mile, the city has issued 74 more permits (69 projects) since May 1. Five are new buildings, the nearest 850 ft away.

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Here18 permits · 55 W Chestnut St
  1. Temporary scaffolding: qty: 1, max
    Scaffold or sidewalk shed
    Jun 12, 2025not listed
  2. Replacement of hoist cables on one(1) 2000lb capacity
    Elevator
    Dec 9, 2020$9,500
  3. Perform 2017 fire service phase II mandate upgrade on two(2) 2000lb capacity
    Elevator
    Mar 13, 2019$15,000
  4. Erect (1) scaffold from 9-5-18 to 9-5-19
    Scaffold or sidewalk shed
    Sep 5, 2018not listed
  5. Install one york 3 ton ductless heat pump
    Mechanical (HVAC)
    Jan 17, 2014not listed
  6. Install three york ductless heat pumps
    Mechanical (HVAC)
    Sep 25, 2013not listed
  7. Repair two sections of metal siding on the penthouse
    Alteration or repair
    Feb 19, 2013$8,500
  8. "All elevations, repair/spalls 500 SQ. FT.
    Alteration or repair
    May 29, 2012$286,625
  9. Erect 3 scaffolds from 5/24/12 to 5/24/13
    Scaffold or sidewalk shed
    May 24, 2012not listed
  10. Inspection, tuckpointing and masonry repair of approximately 10 locations of 1 to 2 SQ. FT.
    Alteration or repair
    Aug 28, 2008$10,000
  11. Erect one swing stage werner platform scaffold from 8-21-08 to 8-20-09
    Scaffold or sidewalk shed
    Aug 20, 2008not listed
  12. FA. Ck#111887;$1085.00 & ck#111889;$800.00.
    Fire systems
    Apr 16, 2008not listed
  13. Installation of ent conduit raceway
    Electrical
    Jan 9, 2008$1,590,000
  14. Exact change-out of 5 ton trane remote a/c unit on concrete roof to serve elevator machine room
    Roofing
    Jan 25, 2007not listed
  15. Remove existing elevator controller and install new
    Electrical
    Dec 20, 2006not listed
  16. Modernize two passenger elevators as per scope of work
    Elevator
    Nov 22, 2006$410,000
  17. Replace hot water piping on 30th floor hallway stamped drawing on site
    Other
    Aug 10, 2006not listed
  18. Rehab of parking garage & plaza deck
    Alteration or repair
    Jul 27, 2006$200,000
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Next doorunder 250 ft · 2 permits
  1. Tuckpointing and unit masonry repair / replacement: 300 SQ. FT.
    63 W Chestnut St · 90 ft W · Alteration or repair
    Aug 12$15,000
  2. Repair (26% to 50%) for wood exterior stairway
    63 W Chestnut St · 90 ft W · Fence, wall or deck
    Aug 4$6,700
This block250 to 1,000 ft · 30 permits in 28 projects · 2 new buildings, $7M
  1. Projecting sign reads canon on east elevation faces N state st
    9 W Walton St · 850 ft NE · Sign
    Sep 28$5,000
  2. Low voltage/communication electrical work
    115 W Chicago Ave · 630 ft SW · Electrical
    Sep 16$54,334
  3. Tuckpointing and unit masonry repair / replacement: 20 SQ. FT.
    60 W Walton St · 740 ft N · Alteration or repair
    Sep 15$1,000
  4. Repair/replacement affecting 1 systems : 1 rooftop packaged unit(carrier 48feem12a3a6-0a0a0 located on roof)
    21 E Chestnut St · 850 ft E · Mechanical (HVAC)
    Sep 11$15,000
  5. In-kind replacement of exterior windows and doors in existing openings
    742 N La Salle Dr · 970 ft SW · Alteration or repair
    Sep 9$80,000
  6. Interior renovation of existing ll2
    9 W Walton St · 850 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    Sep 2$10,930,864
  7. Interior renovation of the existing ground floor retail space
    10 E Delaware Pl · 860 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 19$300,000
  8. Line voltage electrical work
    810 N La Salle Dr · 750 ft SW · Electrical
    Jul 20$7,240
  9. Concrete masonry repair / replacemnt: 1790sq
    2 W Delaware Pl · 750 ft NE · Grading
    Jul 8$859,457
  10. Fire alarm: modification of existing system
    9 W Walton St · 850 ft NE · Fire systems
    Jul 7not listed
  11. Interior demolition of the non-load bearing partitions
    10 E Delaware Pl · 860 ft NE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 30$117,000
  12. Roof replacement
    820 N La Salle Dr · 710 ft W · Roofing
    Jun 29$302,558
  13. Hoist cable replacement on one(1) 2000lb capacity
    33 W Delaware Pl · 460 ft NE · Elevator
    Jun 24not listed
  14. Replacement of hoist cables on one(1) 4000lb capacity
    845 N State St · 630 ft E · Elevator
    Jun 17not listed
  15. Sc 2019 CBRC: first time interior build out of single family residence
    9 W Walton St · 850 ft NE · New building
    Jun 17$3,200,000
  16. Sc 2019 CBRC: replace existing 6' tall wood fence on existing 6th level shared rooftop terrace with new 6'…
    33 W Delaware Pl · 460 ft NE · Fence, wall or deck
    Jun 8$25,000
  17. Fire alarm: modification of existing system
    8 W Chestnut St · 500 ft E · Fire systems
    Jun 2not listed
  18. Reface blade sign faces
    872 N State St · 650 ft NE · Sign
    Jun 1$1,800
  19. A single residential unit build-out occupying 2 white box floors
    14 W Superior St · 880 ft SE · New building
    Jun 1$3,800,000
  20. Installing outdoor wall sign × 2 permits
    777 N La Salle Dr · 760 ft SW · Sign
    Jun 1$4,000
  21. Replacement electrical contractor
    9 W Walton St · 850 ft NE · Electrical
    May 29not listed
  22. Roof replacement
    119 W Delaware Pl · 670 ft NW · Roofing
    May 29$26,300
  23. Tuckpointing and unit masonry repair / replacement: 3000 SQ. FT.
    871 N La Salle Dr · 680 ft NW · Alteration or repair
    May 19$20,000
  24. Line voltage electrical work × 2 permits
    950 N Clark St · 920 ft N · Electrical
    May 5 to 18$1,650
  25. Temporary scaffolding: qty: 2, max
    20 E Chestnut St · 840 ft E · Scaffold or sidewalk shed
    May 11not listed
  26. Concrete masonry repair / replacemnt: 75sq
    20 E Chestnut St · 840 ft E · Grading
    May 11$328,939
  27. Low voltage/communication electrical work
    25 E Pearson St · 900 ft E · Electrical
    May 7$84,415
  28. Sc 2019 CBRC: replace existing wood deck & guardrails with new porcelain pavers and steel guardrails
    33 W Delaware Pl · 460 ft NE · Fence, wall or deck
    May 1$45,000
Within a quarter mile1,000 ft to ¼ mi · 42 permits in 39 projects · 3 new buildings, $510,000
  1. Replacement general contractor
    44 E Superior St · 0.25 mi SE · Contractor change
    Oct 2not listed
  2. Low voltage/communication electrical work
    932 N Rush St · 0.22 mi NE · Electrical
    Sep 29$137,799
  3. Change of owner for permit 101066751
    15 E Oak St · 0.24 mi NE · Other
    Sep 18not listed
  4. Tuckpointing and unit masonry repair / replacement: 3500 SQ. FT.
    730 N Wabash Ave · 0.23 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    Sep 11$159,600
  5. Temporary scaffolding: qty: 1, max
    1 W Superior St · 0.19 mi SE · Scaffold or sidewalk shed
    Sep 10not listed
  6. Dds 2019 CBC: demolition of nonstructural interior partitions
    44 E Superior St · 0.25 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    Sep 9$20,000
  7. Low voltage/communication electrical work
    740 N Wells St · 0.24 mi SW · Electrical
    Sep 8$2,500
  8. Phase 2 of 2: interior alteration to an existing ground floor retail store
    932 N Rush St · 0.22 mi NE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 20$1,300,000
  9. Tuckpointing and unit masonry repair / replacement: 10000 SQ. FT.
    56 E Chicago Ave · 0.24 mi E · Alteration or repair
    Aug 18$250,000
  10. Edge-lit cast metal channel sign × 2 permits
    901 N Rush St · 0.21 mi NE · Sign
    Aug 14$2,000
  11. Edge-lit cast metal channel l etter | flush mounted × 2 permits
    901 N Rush St · 0.21 mi NE · Sign
    Aug 14$2,000
  12. Replacement plumbing contractor
    104 W Oak St · 0.20 mi N · Plumbing
    Aug 13not listed
  13. Interior demo only to existing ground floor retail space
    49 E Chicago Ave · 0.23 mi SE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 13$40,000
  14. Interior build-out of the first floor tenant space
    11 E Walton St · 0.19 mi NE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 13$400,000
  15. Temporary scaffolding: qty: 1, max
    25 E Superior St · 0.23 mi SE · Scaffold or sidewalk shed
    Aug 12not listed
  16. Tuckpointing and unit masonry repair / replacement: 2550 SQ. FT.
    25 E Superior St · 0.23 mi SE · Grading
    Aug 12$315,840
  17. Phase 1 demo only
    932 N Rush St · 0.22 mi NE · Alteration or repair
    Aug 10$30,000
  18. Fire alarm: modification of existing system
    749 N Wells St · 0.22 mi SW · Fire systems
    Jul 24not listed
  19. Interior alterations to existing ground floor retail space for new optometrist office in an existing 3-story…
    740 N Wells St · 0.24 mi SW · Alteration or repair
    Jul 20$300,000
  20. Internally illuminated sign, over the public way, to state "skims" × 2 permits
    1000 N Rush St · 0.24 mi NE · Sign
    Jul 2$10,000
  21. Low voltage/communication electrical work
    15 E Oak St · 0.24 mi NE · Electrical
    Jun 30$3,000
  22. Initial interior buildout of a wellness spa on ground floor of a 21-story multi use building
    737 N Wells St · 0.23 mi SW · New building
    Jun 30$100,000
  23. Door operator upgrade on (7) seven passenger elevators: cars pe1-pe4
    25 E Superior St · 0.23 mi SE · Elevator
    Jun 29$288,000
  24. Lululemon: internally illuminated face-lit wall sign (n rush st elevation) - 1'-6" h x 10'-8" W (16 SQ ft)
    930 N Rush St · 0.21 mi NE · Sign
    Jun 29$5,000
  25. Lululemon: internally illuminated face-lit wall sign (e walton st elevation) - 4-0" h x 4'-0" W (16 SQ ft)
    930 N Rush St · 0.21 mi NE · Sign
    Jun 29$3,000
  26. Lululemon: internally illuminated face-lit projecting sign (e walton st elevation) - 2'-0" h x 2'-4"…
    930 N Rush St · 0.21 mi NE · Sign
    Jun 29$3,000
  27. Install a double faced illuminated business identification blade sign
    900 N Rush St · 0.20 mi NE · Sign
    Jun 29$15,000
  28. Water damage repairs/replacement on three(3) 3500lb capacity
    165 W Superior St · 0.24 mi SW · Elevator
    Jun 24not listed
  29. Revision to permit #101055420 to revise sprinkler system designation from nfpa-13 to nfpa-13r @ R-5 occ
    64 E Chestnut St · 0.24 mi E · Alteration or repair
    Jun 23$500
  30. Non-illuminated tri-panel freestanding monument business id sign to state "skims"
    1000 N Rush St · 0.24 mi NE · Sign
    Jun 17$10,000
  31. Nonstructural preparatory demolition of non-load bearing partitions and M.E.P. systems with demo drawings and…
    11 E Walton St · 0.19 mi NE · Alteration or repair
    Jun 16$6,500
  32. Repair/replacement affecting 1 systems : 1 rooftop packaged unit
    931 N Rush St · 0.23 mi NE · Mechanical (HVAC)
    Jun 11$55,000
  33. Installation of an illuminated regular flat 4'-.5" (length) x 11.5" (height) business identification wall…
    900 N Rush St · 0.20 mi NE · Sign
    Jun 11$5,000
  34. Replacement of hoist cables on one(1) 3500lb capacity
    55 E Pearson St · 0.23 mi E · Elevator
    Jun 10not listed
  35. Self certification of a limited scope renovation
    51 E Pearson St · 0.22 mi E · Alteration or repair
    Jun 10$90,000
  36. Revision to permit 101076516
    15 E Oak St · 0.24 mi NE · New building
    May 20$360,000
  37. Level 2 alteration:interior renovation of an existing ground level tenant space in a 6 story mixed use…
    104 W Oak St · 0.20 mi N · New building
    May 18$50,000
  38. Temporary scaffolding: qty: 4, max
    70 W Huron St · 0.20 mi S · Scaffold or sidewalk shed
    May 6not listed
  39. Concrete masonry repair / replacemnt: 1100sq
    70 W Huron St · 0.20 mi S · Grading
    May 6$50,000

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