The Penthouse At Grand Plaza

Owner: James Friedkin
Acct #372778
1
Total Licenses
1
Active
1
Locations
2012
Operating Since

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Business Summary

The Penthouse At Grand Plaza has been operating in Chicago since 2012 (~14 years). They currently hold 1 active license across 1 location in RIVER NORTH.

Primary activity: Hotel - 7 or More Sleeping Rooms (Lodging / Hotel).

Most recent activity: renewal on 2026-04-16.

Locations

1 address on file
  • 540 N STATE ST 55 5506Near North Side · 4 licensesActive
    Licenses (4)
    • Regulated Business LicenseActive2026-04-16
    • Regulated Business License2024-04-16
    • Regulated Business License2023-04-04
    • Regulated Business License2020-09-15

Activities

Hotel - 7 or More Sleeping Rooms

Licenses

4 records

One row per license event since 2020. Tap any row for the full record. A renewal with no issuance below it points to a license first issued before our 2020 coverage window.

Regulated Business LicenserenewalActiveIssued 2026-04-16 · Expires 2028-06-15
License number
2210737
License code
4404
Site number
1
DBA name
The Penthouse At Grand Plaza
Legal name
James Friedkin
Address
540 N STATE ST 55 5506, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity
Hotel - 7 or More Sleeping Rooms
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2026-06-16
Payment date
2026-04-16
Date issued
2026-04-16
Expiration
2028-06-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
42
Precinct
20
Police district
18
Community area
Near North Side
Neighborhood
RIVER NORTH
SSA
Data not available
Regulated Business LicenselapseIssued 2024-04-16 · Expires 2026-06-15
License number
2210737
License code
4404
Site number
1
DBA name
The Penthouse At Grand Plaza
Legal name
James Friedkin
Address
540 N STATE ST 55 5506, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity
Hotel - 7 or More Sleeping Rooms
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2024-06-16
Payment date
2024-04-15
Date issued
2024-04-16
Expiration
2026-06-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
42
Precinct
20
Police district
18
Community area
Near North Side
Neighborhood
RIVER NORTH
SSA
Data not available
Regulated Business LicenselapseIssued 2023-04-04 · Expires 2024-06-15
License number
2210737
License code
4404
Site number
1
DBA name
The Penthouse At Grand Plaza
Legal name
James Friedkin
Address
540 N STATE ST 55 5506, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity
Hotel - 7 or More Sleeping Rooms
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2022-06-16
Payment date
2022-04-15
Date issued
2023-04-04
Expiration
2024-06-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
42
Precinct
20
Police district
18
Community area
Near North Side
Neighborhood
RIVER NORTH
SSA
Data not available
Regulated Business LicenselapseIssued 2020-09-15 · Expires 2022-06-15
License number
2210737
License code
4404
Site number
1
DBA name
The Penthouse At Grand Plaza
Legal name
James Friedkin
Address
540 N STATE ST 55 5506, CHICAGO, IL 60654
Business activity
Hotel - 7 or More Sleeping Rooms
Application type
RENEW
Conditional approval
N
License start
2020-06-16
Payment date
2020-09-15
Date issued
2020-09-15
Expiration
2022-06-15
Status change
Data not available
Ward
42
Precinct
20
Police district
18
Community area
Near North Side
Neighborhood
RIVER NORTH
SSA
Data not available

Permits & Construction

Data not available

Property & Census

Neighborhood

Median household income
$145,500
Owner-occupied housing
26.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
88.6%
People per sq mi
91,530
White-collar workforce
85.1%
Census tract 17031081600 · ACS 5-year 2024

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