Chicago, IL · Issued Oct 19, 2026

PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION in Community Area 40

WRECK AND REMOVE THE TOP 80 FEET OF AN EXISTING 200-FOOT-TALL, NONOPERATIONAL MASONRY SMOKESTACK. 0 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. 1 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNITS. LOCATION ON LOT: EAST. (COMPLEX DEMOLITION.) NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT.

ACTIVE — PROGRESS INSPECTIONSLast checked Jul 20, 2026

Permit facts

Issuing authority
Chicago Department of Buildings
Permit number
B200515110
Source type
PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION
Reported value
$838,000Reported cost supplied by applicant
Location shown
Community Area 40jurisdiction precision; exact coordinates suppressed
Source freshness
Jul 20, 2026Portal dataset update timestamp
Source fact

Official work description

WRECK AND REMOVE THE TOP 80 FEET OF AN EXISTING 200-FOOT-TALL, NONOPERATIONAL MASONRY SMOKESTACK. 0 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. 1 NON-RESIDENTIAL UNITS. LOCATION ON LOT: EAST. (COMPLEX DEMOLITION.) NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT.

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Explainable classification

Trade signals

Direct match

Demolition, site work, dumpsters, and hauling

The source type or description explicitly includes “demolition.”

Rule demolition-site-hauling:direct:demolition · taxonomy 2026.07.1 · 96% confidence
Likely adjacency

Landscaping, irrigation, and tree work

This project includes “demolition,” which can create downstream demand; it is not a direct landscaping & tree permit.

Rule landscaping-tree:adjacent:demolition · taxonomy 2026.07.1 · 68% confidence
Reported chronology

Permit timeline

  1. Filed or applied Oct 8, 2026 · reported
  2. Issued Oct 19, 2026 · reported
  3. Ingested and normalized Oct 21, 2026 · normalized