Building Permits | City of Chicago

Building PermitsNote: Please see <a href="https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/xrh5-hrqf" target="_blank">this page</a> for information on changes made in September 2024. This dataset includes information about building permits issued by the City of Chicago from 2006 to the present, excluding permits that have been voided or revoked after issuance. Most types of permits are issued subject to payment of the applicable permit fee. Work under a permit may not begin until the applicable permit fee is paid. For more information about building permits, see http://www.chicago.gov/permit.Visit the full page to view this data.

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ID: id
PERMIT#: permit_
PERMIT_STATUS: permit_status
PERMIT_MILESTONE: permit_milestone
PERMIT_TYPE: permit_type
REVIEW_TYPE: review_type
APPLICATION_START_DATE: application_start_date
ISSUE_DATE: issue_date
PROCESSING_TIME: processing_time
STREET_NUMBER: street_number
STREET_DIRECTION: street_direction
STREET_NAME: street_name
WORK_TYPE: work_type
WORK_DESCRIPTION: work_description
BUILDING_FEE_PAID: building_fee_paid
ZONING_FEE_PAID: zoning_fee_paid
OTHER_FEE_PAID: other_fee_paid
SUBTOTAL_PAID: subtotal_paid
BUILDING_FEE_UNPAID: building_fee_unpaid
ZONING_FEE_UNPAID: zoning_fee_unpaid
OTHER_FEE_UNPAID: other_fee_unpaid
SUBTOTAL_UNPAID: subtotal_unpaid
BUILDING_FEE_WAIVED: building_fee_waived
BUILDING_FEE_SUBTOTAL: building_fee_subtotal
ZONING_FEE_SUBTOTAL: zoning_fee_subtotal
OTHER_FEE_SUBTOTAL: other_fee_subtotal
ZONING_FEE_WAIVED: zoning_fee_waived
OTHER_FEE_WAIVED: other_fee_waived
SUBTOTAL_WAIVED: subtotal_waived
TOTAL_FEE: total_fee
CONTACT_1_TYPE: contact_1_type
CONTACT_1_NAME: contact_1_name
CONTACT_1_CITY: contact_1_city
CONTACT_1_STATE: contact_1_state
CONTACT_1_ZIPCODE: contact_1_zipcode
CONTACT_2_TYPE: contact_2_type
CONTACT_2_NAME: contact_2_name
CONTACT_2_CITY: contact_2_city
CONTACT_2_STATE: contact_2_state
CONTACT_2_ZIPCODE: contact_2_zipcode
CONTACT_3_TYPE: contact_3_type
CONTACT_3_NAME: contact_3_name
CONTACT_3_CITY: contact_3_city
CONTACT_3_STATE: contact_3_state
CONTACT_3_ZIPCODE: contact_3_zipcode
CONTACT_4_TYPE: contact_4_type
CONTACT_4_NAME: contact_4_name
CONTACT_4_CITY: contact_4_city
CONTACT_4_STATE: contact_4_state
CONTACT_4_ZIPCODE: contact_4_zipcode
CONTACT_5_TYPE: contact_5_type
CONTACT_5_NAME: contact_5_name
CONTACT_5_CITY: contact_5_city
CONTACT_5_STATE: contact_5_state
CONTACT_5_ZIPCODE: contact_5_zipcode
CONTACT_6_TYPE: contact_6_type
CONTACT_6_NAME: contact_6_name
CONTACT_6_CITY: contact_6_city
CONTACT_6_STATE: contact_6_state
CONTACT_6_ZIPCODE: contact_6_zipcode
CONTACT_7_TYPE: contact_7_type
CONTACT_7_NAME: contact_7_name
CONTACT_7_CITY: contact_7_city
CONTACT_7_STATE: contact_7_state
CONTACT_7_ZIPCODE: contact_7_zipcode
CONTACT_8_TYPE: contact_8_type
CONTACT_8_NAME: contact_8_name
CONTACT_8_CITY: contact_8_city
CONTACT_8_STATE: contact_8_state
CONTACT_8_ZIPCODE: contact_8_zipcode
CONTACT_9_TYPE: contact_9_type
CONTACT_9_NAME: contact_9_name
CONTACT_9_CITY: contact_9_city
CONTACT_9_STATE: contact_9_state
CONTACT_9_ZIPCODE: contact_9_zipcode
CONTACT_10_TYPE: contact_10_type
CONTACT_10_NAME: contact_10_name
CONTACT_10_CITY: contact_10_city
CONTACT_10_STATE: contact_10_state
CONTACT_10_ZIPCODE: contact_10_zipcode
CONTACT_11_TYPE: contact_11_type
CONTACT_11_NAME: contact_11_name
CONTACT_11_CITY: contact_11_city
CONTACT_11_STATE: contact_11_state
CONTACT_11_ZIPCODE: contact_11_zipcode
CONTACT_12_TYPE: contact_12_type
CONTACT_12_NAME: contact_12_name
CONTACT_12_CITY: contact_12_city
CONTACT_12_STATE: contact_12_state
CONTACT_12_ZIPCODE: contact_12_zipcode
CONTACT_13_TYPE: contact_13_type
CONTACT_13_NAME: contact_13_name
CONTACT_13_CITY: contact_13_city
CONTACT_13_STATE: contact_13_state
CONTACT_13_ZIPCODE: contact_13_zipcode
CONTACT_14_TYPE: contact_14_type
CONTACT_14_NAME: contact_14_name
CONTACT_14_CITY: contact_14_city
CONTACT_14_STATE: contact_14_state
CONTACT_14_ZIPCODE: contact_14_zipcode
CONTACT_15_TYPE: contact_15_type
CONTACT_15_NAME: contact_15_name
CONTACT_15_CITY: contact_15_city
CONTACT_15_STATE: contact_15_state
CONTACT_15_ZIPCODE: contact_15_zipcode
REPORTED_COST: reported_cost
PIN_LIST: pin_list
COMMUNITY_AREA: community_area
CENSUS_TRACT: census_tract
WARD: ward
XCOORDINATE: xcoordinate
YCOORDINATE: ycoordinate
LATITUDE: latitude
LONGITUDE: longitude
LOCATION: location
Boundaries - ZIP Codes: :@computed_region_rpca_8um6
Community Areas: :@computed_region_vrxf_vc4k
Zip Codes: :@computed_region_6mkv_f3dw
Census Tracts: :@computed_region_bdys_3d7i
Wards: :@computed_region_43wa_7qmu
Historical Wards 2003-2015: :@computed_region_awaf_s7ux

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