Evanston Building Permits & Project Research

2,423 indexed permits · 192 active contractors · Evanston, Illinois.

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Evanston building permits — key stats
Permits (last 90 days) 1,556
Active contractors 192
Newest permit 2026-09-08

PermitGrab tracks 192 active contractors who pulled 2,423 building permits in Evanston, IL as of 2026-09-08. Newest published record: 2026-09-08.

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Evanston building permit activity

447 building permits were published by this source for Evanston in the last 30 days — down 13.0% from the prior 30 days. Over 90 days: 1,556 permits.

Most active contractors (last 6 months)

  1. MILLENNIUM CONTRACTING CO — 78 permits
  2. JOEL KENNEDY CONSTRUCTING CORP — 47 permits
  3. J BLANTON PLUMBING — 30 permits
  4. FENCE WORKS INC. — 13 permits
  5. MAREK ROMAN MROZ — 11 permits
  6. SEWER, INC. — 10 permits
  7. PRO EM NATIONAL EVENTS DBA PARTYTIME HDO OPERATIONS, LLC. — 10 permits
  8. BOLDER CONTRACTORS, INC. — 9 permits
  9. ESTRADA FENCES, INC. — 7 permits
  10. PERMA-SEAL BASEMENT SYSTEMS INC — 7 permits
2,423
Indexed Permits
192
Active Contractors
Property Owners · count unavailable
189
Available Business Phones
2026-09-08
Last Updated
Source date: 2026-09-08
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Evanston had 447 building permit records published in the last 30 days, led by 63 plumbing, 58 roofing and 51 general construction.

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Recent project activity

Recent permit records with source-published project details. A named business identifies the recorded project team; it is not a claim that the business is seeking bids.

GILKEY WINDOW COMPANY
2026-09-08
📍 1834 RIDGE AVE, 107
Windows/Doors
ROSALIE REMODELING
2026-09-08
📍 2775 SHERIDAN RD
General Construction
NICKEL PLUMBING & BACKFLOW INC
2026-09-08
📍 960 GROVE
General Construction

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2,423 permits sorted by date

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2026-09-08 Windows/Doors 1834 RIDGE AVE, 107 GILKEY WINDOW COMPANY
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2026-09-08 General Construction 2775 SHERIDAN RD ROSALIE REMODELING
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2026-09-08 General Construction 960 GROVE NICKEL PLUMBING & BACKFLOW INC
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2026-09-08 Plumbing 2215 ORRINGTON AVE line work PARKS PLUMBING AND SEWER INC
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2026-09-08 HVAC/Mech 1507 LEE ST ABC PLUMBING HEATING & COOLING, INC.
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2026-09-07 Plumbing 7 MARTHA LN line work ABT HOME SERVICES INC
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2026-09-07 Plumbing 2227 FORESTVIEW RD line work ABT HOME SERVICES INC
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2026-09-06 Temporary 225 GREENWOOD ST HOUSE OF RENTAL AND SALES, INC.
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2026-09-04 General Construction 1819 CHURCH ST FINNEGAN PAVING INC.
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2026-09-04 General Construction 2613 LINCOLNWOOD DR EXTERIOR & INTERIOR REMODEL - RESIDENTIAL for single-family homes, townhomes, an… FOREFRONT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC
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2026-09-04 Signage 2020 GREENWOOD ST SIGN - ILLUMINATED Signco, Inc.
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2026-09-04 General Construction 2636 WALNUT AVE BILL'S PLUMBING & SEWER, INC.
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2026-09-04 HVAC/Mech 1627 RIDGE AVE, 1 WILLIAMS STOKER & HEATING CO.
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2026-09-04 Plumbing 1818 GREY AVE PLUMBING AND SEWER REPAIR line work J BLANTON PLUMBING
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2026-09-04 General Construction 1456 RIDGE AVE EXTERIOR REMODEL - RESIDENTIAL for single-family homes, townhomes, and 2-unit re… ANGELO PECORADO
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2026-09-04 General Construction 2722 GREEN BAY RD ×2 TAYLOR EXCAVATING AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.
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2026-09-04 General Construction 820 OAKTON ST INTERIOR REMODEL - COMMERCIAL for commercial projects and residential buildings … I & D PLUMBING, INC
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2026-09-03 Fire Protection 2211 PIONEER RD CCCD W/O FIRE SUPPRESSION fire suppression EVANSTON LANDSCAPING LLC
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2026-09-03 Plumbing 2401 COLFAX ST PLUMBING AND SEWER REPAIR line work J BLANTON PLUMBING
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2026-09-03 Plumbing 2815 GARRISON AVE PLUMBING AND SEWER REPAIR line work J BLANTON PLUMBING
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2026-09-03 Plumbing 2106 ASBURY AVE DRAIN TILE - INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PERMA-SEAL BASEMENT SYSTEMS INC
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2026-09-03 Fence 1456 RIDGE AVE FENCE SUPERIOR CHICAGOLAND INC
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2026-08-31 Fence 624 GARRETT PL EVANSTON FENCING CO.
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2026-08-31 Electrical 470 SHERIDAN RD TOPLINE HVAC
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2026-08-31 Solar 2221 OAKTON ST solar Solar PV OPAL ENERGY GROUP
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2026-08-31 General Construction 1306 ROSALIE ST LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT BILL'S PLUMBING & SEWER, INC.
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2026-08-31 General Construction 226 CALLAN AVE
2026-08-31 Solar 1040 MICHIGAN AVE KAPITAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
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2026-08-31 Solar 1715 HOVLAND CT solar Solar PV SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES, INC.
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2026-08-31 Roofing 2320 PIONEER RD A1 OLSON CONSTRUCTION LLC
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2026-08-31 Roofing 1405 CLEVELAND ST LAKELAND CONTRACTING INC
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2026-08-31 Roofing 433 DARROW AVE AB EDWARDS ENTERPRISES, INC
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2026-08-31 General Construction 3317 COLFAX PL
2026-08-31 Roofing 1905 JENKS ST ROOFING ULA CONSTRUCTION CO
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2026-08-31 Fire Protection 1603 ORRINGTON AVE, 450 fire alarm AFFILIATED COSTOMERS SERVICES
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2026-08-30 Windows/Doors 2711 CENTRAL ST, 3E LAPELUSA HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC.
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2026-08-25 General Construction 2306 HARRISON ST Brannon Services Inc.
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2026-08-25 Plumbing 921 ASBURY AVE line work J BLANTON PLUMBING
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2026-08-25 Windows/Doors 2715 CENTRAL ST, 1S PELLA
2026-08-25 Fence 2731 PARK PL RED CEDAR FENCE
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2026-08-25 General Construction 615 OAKTON ST BUILDING VISION
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2026-08-25 Electrical 2227 PAYNE ST BASE POWER DEVELOPMENT, LLC
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2026-08-25 Fence 1320 JENKS ST GOLDEN FENCE, INC.
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2026-08-25 Plumbing 714 MONROE ST line work J BLANTON PLUMBING
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2026-08-25 General Construction 1890 MAPLE AVE DEJAMES BUILDERS, INC.
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2026-08-25 Roofing 210 DAVIS ST J&K HOME IMPROVEMENT AND…
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2026-08-25 Plumbing 1519 FOWLER AVE line work J BLANTON PLUMBING
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2026-08-25 Plumbing 3131 THAYER ST line work AMERICAN VINTAGE HOME HTG & AC INC
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2026-08-25 General Construction 816 Hinman Ave, United States ALPHA CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC.
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Recorded Project Teams

Businesses most frequently named in permit records — last 90 days of activity shown in parentheses. Source-published contact details are available for 25 of 25 businesses below.

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Recorded business Permits (90d) Trade Avg Value Contact
1. MILLENNIUM CONTRACTING CO 📞 8 permits/30d Active 78 (78) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
2. JOEL KENNEDY CONSTRUCTING CORP 📞 Active 47 (47) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
3. J BLANTON PLUMBING 📞 6 permits/30d Active 22 (22) Plumbing - 🔒 Reveal
4. FENCE WORKS INC. 📞 4 permits/30d Active 13 (13) Fence - 🔒 Reveal
5. MAREK ROMAN MROZ 📞 Active 11 (11) Plumbing - 🔒 Reveal
6. SEWER, INC. 📞 10 (10) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
7. PRO EM NATIONAL EVENTS DBA PARTYTIME HDO OPERATIONS, LLC. 📞 2 permits/30d 9 (9) Temporary - 🔒 Reveal
8. BOLDER CONTRACTORS, INC. 📞 9 (9) New Construction - 🔒 Reveal
9. EXTERIORS, INC. 📞 7 (7) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
10. PERMA-SEAL BASEMENT SYSTEMS INC 📞 6 (6) Interior Renovation - 🔒 Reveal
11. PEERLESS ENTERPRISES, INC. 📞 2 permits/30d 6 (6) Fence - 🔒 Reveal
12. RJ PLUMBING WATER SEWER INC. 📞 6 (6) Plumbing - 🔒 Reveal
13. ESTRADA FENCES, INC. 📞 2 permits/30d 6 (6) Fence - 🔒 Reveal
14. EVANSTON FENCING CO. 📞 1 permits/30d 5 (5) Fence - 🔒 Reveal
15. RUSTIC WOOD FENCING, LTD. 📞 1 permits/30d 5 (5) Fence - 🔒 Reveal
16. LAPELUSA HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC. 📞 1 permits/30d 5 (5) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
17. ABT ELECTRONICS INC 📞 1 permits/30d 5 (5) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
18. NORTH COAST SEWER AND DRAINAGE, INC. 📞 1 permits/30d 5 (5) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
19. KING HVAC SYSTEMS LLC 📞 1 permits/30d 5 (5) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
20. KRUGEL COBBLES, INC. 📞 4 (4) - 🔒 Reveal
21. ULB-DRY WATERPROOFING, INC 📞 2 permits/30d 4 (4) Plumbing - 🔒 Reveal
22. ROSE PAVING LLC. 📞 3 permits/30d 4 (4) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
23. JACK TAFF ROOFING INC 📞 2 permits/30d 4 (4) Roofing - 🔒 Reveal
24. LINDHOLM ROOFING INC 📞 2 permits/30d 3 (3) Roofing - 🔒 Reveal
25. CHICAGO BACKFLOW, INC. 📞 3 (3) Fire Protection - 🔒 Reveal

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Permit Types in Evanston
Construction Activity in Evanston

New building permits in Evanston, Illinois show where construction activity is being recorded. Contractors can filter the available public records by trade, date, address, and project value to research projects and plan outreach using the fields the source publishes.

About Evanston Building Permits

Evanston, Illinois processes building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 2423+ Evanston building permits — newest published record: 2026-09-08 from official city sources.

Building permits in Evanston can document new construction, renovations, and specialty work. The fields in a public record vary by filing, but may include a project address, scope, estimated cost, or contractor name. Use the displayed source information to evaluate whether a record is useful for your market research.

How Contractors Use Evanston Permit Data

HVAC contractors, electricians, plumbers, and roofers can use Evanston building-permit records to research visible construction activity. A permit may signal a project that is relevant to a particular trade, but the source record does not establish that its owner is seeking a bid.

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Who appears in Evanston permit records?

The contractors most frequently represented in the available Evanston records include MILLENNIUM CONTRACTING CO, JOEL KENNEDY CONSTRUCTING CORP, J BLANTON PLUMBING, FENCE WORKS INC. and MAREK ROMAN MROZ. PermitGrab tracks 192 active contractors across the metro. New records appear as they are available from the source.

How fresh is Evanston permit data?

The most recent permit indexed for Evanston is dated 2026-09-08. Newest published record: 2026-09-08. Permit records carry filing date, address, project value, and permit type, plus contractor name where the source publishes it. Use a recent published record for project research; it does not show bid availability or a request for service.

What construction appears in Evanston permit records?

In the last 30 days, Evanston permitting activity covers 447 new building permits. The records can cover new construction, residential renovations, mechanical/electrical/plumbing upgrades, roof replacements, demolitions, or tenant improvements. Their usefulness for a contractor or supplier depends on the published project details, timing, and service area.

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How to look up Evanston building permits

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PermitGrab currently tracks 2423 building permits in Evanston, Illinois. Data is pulled directly from the official municipal source on every collection cycle and includes permit number, address, permit type, status, estimated value, and contractor information where the source publishes it.

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Contractors & subs
Recent Evanston contractor activity is a signal for labor and material demand. Source-published business contacts are available for covered profiles.
Home service companies
An addition or remodel can be useful project context for HVAC, plumbing, or warranty outreach. Review the project signal before outreach.
Solar installers
Roof permits and electrical upgrades in Evanston provide project context for solar-market research. Filter by the current project signal and verify ownership separately.
Insurance agents
Evanston renovations can identify properties for a policy-review workflow. Confirm coverage needs independently before contacting a property owner.
Material suppliers & manufacturer reps
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