Contractor Profile
Bear Construction Company
Bear Construction Company concentrates in commercial alteration in Chicago (97% of its 2,665 segment-eligible permits), with secondary activity across 4 other segments. Its permit record in Chicago spans 2006–2026. Reliable permit valuations total ≈$1.2B (across the 98% of filings with a valuation we can stand behind). Filing activity is up 17% over the last 90 days versus the prior 90 — a market heating up.
First permit: Jan 5, 2006 (7,589d ago)Latest permit: Jul 29, 2026 (79d ago)
The sales record
- Market
- Chicago
- Active
- 2006–2026 · 20 yrs
- Licence IDs on their permits
- —
- Reliable value
- $1.2B
- Coverage
- 98%
- Reliable filings
- 2,623
- Rank in Chicago
- #5
- Permits (all-time, all segments)
- 2,860
- Filings 90d
- 14
- Filings 30d
- 4
- Latest permit
- Jul 29, 2026
Typical project size$160Ktypically $84K–$376K across 2,623 valued permits
Where they work
Primarily Commercial Alteration — 97% of 2,665 segment-classified permits
Firmographics
License & registration IDs on fileNot in our data — we don’t hold licensing-board registries, and this city’s permit records carry no licence number. This is a gap in our coverage, not a statement about this firm’s licensure.
Direct contactNot in our data — we don’t fabricate firmographics.
Monthly activity
Oct ’240–10 permits/moOct ’26
permits per month permit value
Service area
Typical service area ~1 mi in Chicago
The p90 footprint of where Bear Construction Company has pulled permits in Chicago — drawn from all 2,873 of their indexed permits. It reflects detected permit activity, not a guaranteed service-area claim.
- Chicago2,873
Recent permitsLargest recent$4.3M· 225 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
Showing 20 of 2,665 permits by Bear Construction Company in the indexed window · most recent first
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- Oct 2, 2026Commercial Alteration70 W Madison St, Chicago, ILAlteration$159Kapplied Sep 17, 2026
- Oct 2, 2026Commercial Alteration150 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, ILAlteration$770Kapplied Sep 17, 2026
- Sep 24, 2026Commercial Alteration303 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, ILAlteration$376Kapplied Sep 22, 2026
- Sep 21, 2026Commercial Alteration8725 W Higgins Rd, Chicago, ILAlteration$655Kapplied Sep 16, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026Commercial Alteration405 W Superior St, Chicago, ILAlteration$350Kapplied Sep 2, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026Commercial Alteration405 W Superior St, Chicago, ILAlteration$50Kapplied Sep 2, 2026
- Sep 2, 2026Commercial Alteration1 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, ILAlteration$450Kapplied Jul 22, 2026
- Sep 2, 2026Commercial Alteration33 N Dearborn St, Chicago, ILAlteration$800Kapplied Aug 28, 2026
- Aug 25, 2026Commercial Alteration30 N La Salle St, Chicago, ILAlteration$319Kapplied Aug 6, 2026
- Aug 21, 2026Commercial Alteration120 S Riverside Plz, Chicago, ILAlteration$505Kapplied Aug 18, 2026
- Aug 11, 2026Commercial Alteration330 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$920Kapplied Jul 23, 2026
- Aug 5, 2026Commercial Alteration515 N State St, Chicago, ILAlteration$240Kapplied Jul 16, 2026
- Aug 4, 2026Commercial Alteration515 N State St, Chicago, ILAlteration$121Kapplied Jul 16, 2026
- Jul 29, 2026Commercial Alteration549 W Randolph St, Chicago, ILAlteration$40Kapplied Jun 2, 2026
- Jul 16, 2026Commercial Alteration222 W Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago, ILAlteration$250Kapplied Jun 10, 2026
- Jun 15, 2026Commercial Alteration1326 W 14th Pl, Chicago, ILAlteration$220Kapplied Jun 2, 2026
- Jun 9, 2026Commercial Alteration120 N La Salle St, Chicago, ILAlteration$765Kapplied Jun 8, 2026
- May 28, 2026Commercial Alteration33 N Dearborn St, Chicago, ILAlteration$149Kapplied May 26, 2026
- May 28, 2026Commercial Alteration225 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$4.3Mapplied May 22, 2026
- May 21, 2026Commercial Alteration2644 N Central Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$52Kapplied Jan 5, 2026
Oct 2, 2026 applied Sep 17, 2026 | 70 W Madison St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $159K |
Oct 2, 2026 applied Sep 17, 2026 | 150 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $770K |
Sep 24, 2026 applied Sep 22, 2026 | 303 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $376K |
Sep 21, 2026 applied Sep 16, 2026 | 8725 W Higgins Rd, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $655K |
Sep 15, 2026 applied Sep 2, 2026 | 405 W Superior St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $350K |
Sep 15, 2026 applied Sep 2, 2026 | 405 W Superior St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $50K |
Sep 2, 2026 applied Jul 22, 2026 | 1 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $450K |
Sep 2, 2026 applied Aug 28, 2026 | 33 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $800K |
Aug 25, 2026 applied Aug 6, 2026 | 30 N La Salle St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $319K |
Aug 21, 2026 applied Aug 18, 2026 | 120 S Riverside Plz, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $505K |
Aug 11, 2026 applied Jul 23, 2026 | 330 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $920K |
Aug 5, 2026 applied Jul 16, 2026 | 515 N State St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $240K |
Aug 4, 2026 applied Jul 16, 2026 | 515 N State St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $121K |
Jul 29, 2026 applied Jun 2, 2026 | 549 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $40K |
Jul 16, 2026 applied Jun 10, 2026 | 222 W Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $250K |
Jun 15, 2026 applied Jun 2, 2026 | 1326 W 14th Pl, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $220K |
Jun 9, 2026 applied Jun 8, 2026 | 120 N La Salle St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $765K |
May 28, 2026 applied May 26, 2026 | 33 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $149K |
May 28, 2026 applied May 22, 2026 | 225 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $4.3M |
May 21, 2026 applied Jan 5, 2026 | 2644 N Central Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $52K |
Sites Bear Construction Company returns to6 in Chicago
Addresses where Bear Construction Company has pulled repeat permits and the site itself has a deep permit history (25+ permits, all contractors). Each links to that parcel’s full record.
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