Nearby Permits
Map of 16 permits within a quarter mile of 850 E 57th StElevator, 900 E 57th St, Sep 30, 2026Fire systems, 949 E 58th St, Aug 11, 2026Fire systems, 5644 S Drexel Ave, Aug 11, 2026Fence, wall or deck, 740 E Administration Dr, Aug 4, 2026Alteration or repair, 929 E 57th St, Jul 29, 2026Alteration or repair, 5644 S Drexel Ave, May 27, 2026Fire systems, 5824 S Ellis Ave, May 22, 2026Scaffold or sidewalk shed, 5746 S Cottage Grove Ave, May 20, 2026Elevator, 5841 S Maryland Ave, May 20, 2026Alteration or repair, 5644 S Drexel Ave, May 20, 2026Fire systems, 5824 S Ellis Ave, May 8, 2026Elevator, 5730 S Ellis Ave, May 6, 2026New building, 740 E Administration Dr, Aug 27, 2026New building, 5601 S Cottage Grove Ave, Jun 3, 2026New building, 5801 S Ellis Ave, May 8, 2026New building, 5801 S Ellis Ave, May 7, 2026660 ft Map preview
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850 E 57th St

Chicago, IL 60637

The biggest project within a quarter mile since May 1: a $1.1M alteration or repair at 929 E 57th St, permitted Jul 29.

Five permits on record here. The newest, May 26: Non-illuminated double faced post & panel directional sign. Within a quarter mile, the city has issued 16 more permits since May 1. Four are new buildings, the nearest 790 ft away.

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Here5 permits · 850 E 57th St
  1. Non-illuminated double faced post & panel directional sign × 3 permits
    Sign
    May 26$1,500
  2. Illuminated double faced monument sign
    Sign
    May 26$15,000
  3. Replace 19 gas fired furnaces with electric furnaces
    Electrical
    Oct 9, 2007not listed
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Next doorunder 250 ft · 4 permits
  1. Replacement of hoist cables, drive sheave and deflector sheave on one(1) 3500lb capacity
    900 E 57th St · 110 ft E · Elevator
    Sep 30$65,000
  2. Fire alarm: new system
    5644 S Drexel Ave · 150 ft N · Fire systems
    Aug 11not listed
  3. Dds 2019 CBRC: revision to permit # 101061630 to add additional vent piping and enlarge lab processing space…
    5644 S Drexel Ave · 150 ft N · Alteration or repair
    May 27$625,000
  4. Dds 2019 CBRC: revision to core & shell permit # 101050651 to add stair between floors 8 and 8.5
    5644 S Drexel Ave · 150 ft N · Alteration or repair
    May 20$250,000
This block250 to 1,000 ft · 7 permits · 2 new buildings, $23,000
  1. Permit expires on 10/27/2026 erection starts: 9/2/2026
    740 E Administration Dr · 840 ft NW · New building
    Aug 27$20,000
  2. Fire alarm: repair existing system
    949 E 58th St · 960 ft SE · Fire systems
    Aug 11not listed
  3. Temporary structure: new installation
    740 E Administration Dr · 840 ft NW · Fence, wall or deck
    Aug 4not listed
  4. Interior alterations to existing sub basement research lab and lab support space
    929 E 57th St · 380 ft E · Alteration or repair
    Jul 29$1,050,422
  5. Permit expires on 08/03/2026 erection starts: 06/18/2026
    5601 S Cottage Grove Ave · 790 ft NW · New building
    Jun 3$3,000
  6. Temporary scaffolding: qty: 1, max
    5746 S Cottage Grove Ave · 820 ft SW · Scaffold or sidewalk shed
    May 20not listed
  7. Replacement of power unit on one(1) 7000lb capacity
    5730 S Ellis Ave · 810 ft SE · Elevator
    May 6$94,000
Within a quarter mile1,000 ft to ¼ mi · 5 permits · 2 new buildings, $176,613
  1. Fire alarm: repair existing system
    5824 S Ellis Ave · 0.23 mi SE · Fire systems
    May 22not listed
  2. Modernization of two(2) 4000lb capacity
    5841 S Maryland Ave · 0.22 mi S · Elevator
    May 20$526,325
  3. Fire alarm: modification of existing system
    5824 S Ellis Ave · 0.23 mi SE · Fire systems
    May 8not listed
  4. Permit expires on 07/08/2026 erection starts: 5/27/2026
    5801 S Ellis Ave · 0.20 mi SE · New building
    May 8$63,600
  5. Permit expires on 07/07/2026 erection starts: 5/27/2026
    5801 S Ellis Ave · 0.20 mi SE · New building
    May 7$113,013

Chicago Department of Buildings updated its data Oct 3, 2026. We checked it Oct 4, 19:57 UTC. Official data.

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