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Chicago commercial buildouts with no current license, updated daily

236 permits

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Near North Side

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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: Near North Side

Rank	Address & permit	Location	Stage	Opens in	Project value
#1	454 N COLUMBUS DR PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION · HOTHAN, ALEXANDER J	Near North Side	Pre-opening	Past due	$19M
#2	1460 N HALSTED ST PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION · ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL Institutional / civic	Near North Side	Pre-opening	Past due

$3.4M

1051 N RUSH ST

PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION · MYEFSKI, JOHN W

Near North Side

Pre-opening

Past due

$454k

1538 N WELLS ST

PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION · THE CHICAGO TRUST CO., N.A. U/T/A DATED 4/27/21 & KNOWN AS TRUST# BEV-5018

Near North Side

Pre-opening

Past due

$400k

811 W EVERGREEN AVE

PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION · 811 W EVERGREEN LLC

Near North Side

Pre-opening

0–1 wk

$6.0M

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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.