Contractor Profile
James McHugh Construction CO
James McHugh Construction CO is a diversified Chicago contractor — 573 segment-eligible permits spanning 6 segments, led by commercial alteration (57%) and commercial new construction (28%). Its permit record in Chicago spans 2006–2026. Reliable permit valuations total ≈$5.5B (across the 95% of filings with a valuation we can stand behind). Filing activity is down 57% over the last 90 days versus the prior 90.
First permit: Jan 10, 2006 (7,538d ago)Latest permit: Jul 21, 2026 (41d ago)
The sales record
- Market
- Chicago
- Active
- 2006–2026 · 20 yrs
- Licence IDs on their permits
- —
- Reliable value
- $5.5B
- Coverage
- 95%
- Reliable filings
- 548
- Rank in Chicago
- #40
- Permits (all-time, all segments)
- 796
- Filings 90d
- 3
- Filings 30d
- 1
- Latest permit
- Jul 21, 2026
Typical project size$1.0Mtypically $174K–$4.8M across 548 valued permits
Where they work
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
Aug ’240–4 permits/moAug ’26
permits per month permit value
Service area
Typical service area ~5 mi in Chicago
The p90 footprint of where James McHugh Construction CO has pulled permits in Chicago — drawn from all 797 of their indexed permits. It reflects detected permit activity, not a guaranteed service-area claim.
- Chicago797
Recent permitsLargest recent$50.0M· 1901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL
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- Aug 21, 2026Commercial Alteration1901 W Madison St, Chicago, ILAlteration$800Kapplied Jun 18, 2026
- Jul 21, 2026Commercial New Construction1904 W Adams St, Chicago, ILNew Construction$5.0Mapplied Feb 3, 2026
- Jun 3, 2026Commercial Alteration1901 W Madison St, Chicago, ILAlteration$50.0Mapplied Jan 21, 2026
- Jun 2, 2026Commercial New Construction1904 W Adams St, Chicago, ILNew Construction$2.7Mapplied Oct 8, 2025
- May 19, 2026Commercial Alteration15 S Wood St, Chicago, ILAlteration$3.0Mapplied May 15, 2026
- Apr 27, 2026Commercial Alteration1901 W Madison St, Chicago, ILAlteration$7.5Mapplied Dec 16, 2025
- Apr 16, 2026Commercial Alteration500 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, ILAlteration$3.3Mapplied Apr 14, 2026
- Mar 31, 2026Commercial Alteration500 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, ILAlteration$27.0Mapplied Jan 14, 2026
- Mar 30, 2026Commercial Alteration4800 S Chicago Beach Dr, Chicago, ILAlteration$6.0Mapplied Dec 17, 2025
- Mar 25, 2026Commercial Alteration1901 W Madison St, Chicago, ILAlteration$3.8Mapplied Sep 18, 2025
- Nov 26, 2025Commercial New Construction2305 S State St, Chicago, ILNew Construction$10.0Mapplied Jul 23, 2025
- Nov 13, 2025Commercial Alteration2222 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$5.0Mapplied Oct 25, 2024
- Oct 16, 2025Commercial New Construction2305 S State St, Chicago, ILNew Construction$2.0Mapplied Jun 24, 2025
- Sep 4, 2025Commercial New Construction1312 S Talman Ave, Chicago, ILNew Construction$100Kapplied Apr 10, 2025
- Aug 12, 2025Commercial Alteration2222 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$1.8Mapplied Oct 7, 2024
- Jul 22, 2025Commercial Alteration500 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, ILAlteration$1.2Mapplied Jul 14, 2025
- Jul 21, 2025Commercial Alteration500 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, ILAlteration$1.4Mapplied Jul 14, 2025
- May 29, 2025Commercial Alteration1901 W Madison St, Chicago, ILAlteration$8.0Mapplied Apr 1, 2025
- May 6, 2025Commercial Alteration1901 W Madison St, Chicago, ILAlteration$1.4Mapplied May 2, 2025
- Apr 22, 2025Commercial New Construction231 N Ada St, Chicago, ILNew Construction$2.2Mapplied Dec 13, 2024
Aug 21, 2026 applied Jun 18, 2026 | 1901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $800K |
Jul 21, 2026 applied Feb 3, 2026 | 1904 W Adams St, Chicago, IL | Commercial New Construction | $5.0M |
Jun 3, 2026 applied Jan 21, 2026 | 1901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $50.0M |
Jun 2, 2026 applied Oct 8, 2025 | 1904 W Adams St, Chicago, IL | Commercial New Construction | $2.7M |
May 19, 2026 applied May 15, 2026 | 15 S Wood St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $3.0M |
Apr 27, 2026 applied Dec 16, 2025 | 1901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $7.5M |
Apr 16, 2026 applied Apr 14, 2026 | 500 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $3.3M |
Mar 31, 2026 applied Jan 14, 2026 | 500 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $27.0M |
Mar 30, 2026 applied Dec 17, 2025 | 4800 S Chicago Beach Dr, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $6.0M |
Mar 25, 2026 applied Sep 18, 2025 | 1901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $3.8M |
Nov 26, 2025 applied Jul 23, 2025 | 2305 S State St, Chicago, IL | Commercial New Construction | $10.0M |
Nov 13, 2025 applied Oct 25, 2024 | 2222 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $5.0M |
Oct 16, 2025 applied Jun 24, 2025 | 2305 S State St, Chicago, IL | Commercial New Construction | $2.0M |
Sep 4, 2025 applied Apr 10, 2025 | 1312 S Talman Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial New Construction | $100K |
Aug 12, 2025 applied Oct 7, 2024 | 2222 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $1.8M |
Jul 22, 2025 applied Jul 14, 2025 | 500 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $1.2M |
Jul 21, 2025 applied Jul 14, 2025 | 500 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $1.4M |
May 29, 2025 applied Apr 1, 2025 | 1901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $8.0M |
May 6, 2025 applied May 2, 2025 | 1901 W Madison St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $1.4M |
Apr 22, 2025 applied Dec 13, 2024 | 231 N Ada St, Chicago, IL | Commercial New Construction | $2.2M |
Sites James McHugh Construction CO returns to6 in Chicago
Addresses where James McHugh Construction CO 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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