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Building permits and construction jobs in South Shore, Chicago

Helptyfy reads the public building permits for South Shore, Chicago and shows which jobs are worth a call for your trade. On file now: 27 permitted jobs over $50,000, 3 issued in the last 30 days.

Of those, the jobs worth a call for each trade: the permit names no contractor for that trade yet, or the town's permit does not list the trades. Painters, roofers and concrete contractors are not named on a building permit, so their counts are the jobs with the builder on the record.

The 5 newest jobs in South Shore, Chicago

  1. Issued Oct 2026Under $100K

    E 74th Pl

    Renovation · Residential · Basement · Deck/porch

    3 stories

    Worth a call forPainting

    House number, the contractor named on the permit and who to call: sign up to see

  2. Issued Oct 2026$100K to $250K

    E 71st St

    Renovation · Commercial · Tenant build-out

    1,993 sq ft

    Worth a call forPainting

    House number, the contractor named on the permit and who to call: sign up to see

  3. Issued Oct 2026Under $100K

    S Merrill Ave

    Renovation

    4 stories

    Worth a call forPainting

    House number, the contractor named on the permit and who to call: sign up to see

  4. Issued Sep 2026Under $100K

    S Yates Blvd

    Renovation · Residential · Single-family · 2-flat

    House number, the contractor named on the permit and who to call: sign up to see

  5. Issued Sep 2026$250K to $500K

    S Jeffery Blvd

    Renovation

    Worth a call forPainting

    House number, the contractor named on the permit and who to call: sign up to see