Chicago permits — week of 2026-05-11

Logan Square is getting a 50-unit, seven-story mixed-use building for $11.5M, and Lakeview is adding 40 more units on Belmont — two of the week's biggest new construction bets signal continued developer confidence in Chicago's mid-density corridors. Volume dipped below 700 permits for the first time in recent weeks, but the $101.8M in declared value tells a different story: the projects getting filed are bigger. Watch the church-to-apartments conversion in Lincoln Park and the City Hall elevator job — both are quiet signals worth tracking.