Business data from the City of Chicago, modified from its original source. Updated daily.

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Chicago commercial buildouts with no current license, updated daily

17 permits

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Area

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Lincoln Square

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Permit type

EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMNEW CONSTRUCTIONRENOVATION/ALTERATION

Implied vendor needs

Electrical contractorPlumbing contractorPOS systemCommercial cleaningFurnitureSecurity systemSignageWaste removalLandscape servicesInsuranceElevator serviceDemolition services

Opening window

Within 4 weeks1–3 months out3–6 months out6+ months outCohort unknown

Project value ($)

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Area: Lincoln Square

Rank	Address & permit	Location	Stage	Opens in	Project value
#1	2156 W MONTROSE AVE PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION · KURZEJA, EDWARD F	Lincoln Square	Opening imminent	Past due	$50k
#2	4700 N RAVENSWOOD AVE PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION · ANGELIKI STAMELOS Institutional / civic	Lincoln Square	Opening imminent	0–13 wk

$150k

4936 N LINCOLN AVE

PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION · GJK PROPERTIES LLC

Lincoln Square

Pre-opening

14–33 wk

$50k

5151 N LINCOLN AVE

PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION · HANNA, JOHN C

Lincoln Square

Pre-opening

Past due

$5.5M

4700 N WESTERN AVE

PERMIT - EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM · CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Institutional / civic

Lincoln Square

Mid construction

Past due

$1.0M

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Source: City of Chicago Building Permits feed (SODA dataset ydr8-5enu). Eligibility: active permits at addresses with prior license history (any year), reported cost > $25k, excluding signage / scaffolding / wrecking / elevator / reinstatement. Opening-window estimates use the empirical permit-to-license cohort built nightly from matched-permit history.