Chicago Building Permits Scraper (Contractors, Owners)

Extract City of Chicago building permits with owner and contractor contacts, reported construction cost, a full fee breakdown (building, zoning and other fees: subtotal, paid, unpaid and waived) and full work descriptions, across all 50 wards and 77 community areas.

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30+ fields per record

Chicago, IL coverage

JSON / CSV / Excel output formats

Who is it for

Use case	Who benefits
Fresh construction sales leads by project type and value	Building material suppliers, subcontractors, equipment rental
Contractor and owner prospecting with contact details	Roofers, solar installers, HVAC and plumbing companies
Real estate and development market research	Investors, developers, appraisers, brokers
Territory and competitor tracking by ward	Sales teams, franchise owners, market analysts
Permit volume and construction spend analysis	Economists, journalists, urban planners, data teams

Frequently Asked Questions

What area does this Chicago building permits scraper cover?
It covers building permits issued across the entire City of Chicago, spanning all 50 wards and 77 community areas. You can pull citywide results or narrow to a single ward, community area or street.

How many permits can I collect in one run?
As many as you need. Set Max Items to cap the run, or leave it high to pull large historical batches. Results come back newest issued first and paginate automatically.

Can I filter to a specific type of project or a minimum construction cost?
Yes. Filter by permit type such as New Construction or Renovation/Alteration, set a minimum reported cost to focus on higher-value projects, restrict a date range, or target a ward, community area or street.

Does it include the owner and contractor for each permit?
Yes. Every record flattens the property owner and the lead contractor into their own fields, and the full contacts list keeps every party on the permit, including trade contractors, architects and expediters with their city, state and ZIP.

What happens if a permit is missing some fields?
Optional fields such as special permit conditions or an owner name are returned as null when the city record does not include them, rather than being dropped, so your export stays consistent.

Does it break down the permit fees?
Yes. Beyond the reported construction cost and total fee, each record includes a full fee breakdown by category (building, zoning and other) with the subtotal, amount paid, amount unpaid and amount waived, so finance and estimating teams can see exactly what was charged.

Example use cases

Ready-to-run example tasks, each preconfigured for a common scenario. Open one and press run, or use it as a template:

• Chicago Roof Replacement Building Permits: Recent Chicago building permits for roof work with address, permit type, reported cost, owner and contractor contacts.
• Chicago New Construction Building Permits: Latest Chicago new construction building permits with address, reported cost, ward, owner and contractor details.
• Chicago Wrecking and Demolition Permits: Recent Chicago wrecking and demolition permits with address, reported cost, owner and contractor company contacts.
• Chicago Sign Installation Building Permits: Latest Chicago sign permits with address, work description, reported cost, owner and sign contractor details.
• Chicago Electrical Work Building Permits: Recent Chicago building permits for electrical work with address, cost, owner and electrical contractor contacts.
• Chicago Plumbing Work Building Permits: Latest Chicago building permits involving plumbing work with address, cost, owner and plumbing contractor details.
• Chicago High-Value Building Permits Over $1 Million: High-value Chicago building permits with a reported cost of at least one million dollars, with owner and contractor contacts.
• Chicago Porch Construction Building Permits: Recent Chicago porch construction permits with address, reported cost, owner and contractor company details.
• Chicago Renovation and Alteration Permits: Latest Chicago renovation and alteration building permits with address, cost, owner and contractor contacts.
• Chicago Ward 43 Building Permits: Recent building permits issued in Chicago Ward 43 with address, permit type, cost, owner and contractor details.

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This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with the City of Chicago. It only accesses building permit data that the city publishes as public records. Use it in accordance with the applicable terms of use.