Contractor Profile
Mertes Contracting Corporation
Mertes Contracting Corporation concentrates in temporary construction support in Chicago (66% of its 105 segment-eligible permits), with secondary activity across 2 other segments. Its permit record in Chicago spans 2006–2026. Reliable permit valuations total ≈$4.6M (across the 39% of filings with a valuation we can stand behind).
First permit: Jan 25, 2006 (7,523d ago)Latest permit: Jul 20, 2026 (42d ago)
The sales record
- Market
- Chicago
- Active
- 2006–2026 · 20 yrs
- Licence IDs on their permits
- —
- Reliable value
- $4.6M
- Coverage
- 39%
- Reliable filings
- 41
- Rank in Chicago
- #518
- Permits (all-time, all segments)
- 109
- Filings 90d
- 1
- Filings 30d
- 0
- Latest permit
- Jul 20, 2026
Typical project size$50Ktypically $20K–$118K across 41 valued permits
Where they work
Primarily Temporary Construction Support — 66% of 105 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
Jul ’260–1 permits/moJul ’26
permits per month permit value
Service area
Typical service area ~4 mi in Chicago
The p90 footprint of where Mertes Contracting Corporation has pulled permits in Chicago — drawn from all 109 of their indexed permits. It reflects detected permit activity, not a guaranteed service-area claim.
- Chicago109
Recent permitsLargest recent$700K· 1017 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL
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- Jul 20, 2026Residential Alteration1017 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, ILAlteration$700Kapplied Feb 4, 2026
- Oct 11, 2023Residential Alteration5058 N Clark St, Chicago, ILAlteration$166K
- Aug 24, 2022Residential Alteration166 W Grand Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$50K
- Jul 15, 2021Residential Alteration121 W Wacker Dr, Chicago, ILAlteration$234Kapplied Jun 30, 2021
- May 12, 2021Temporary Construction Support77 W Washington St, Chicago, ILScaffold$1 ⚠
- Oct 9, 2020Residential Alteration20 E Chestnut St, Chicago, ILAlteration$20K
- Apr 14, 2020Temporary Construction Support212 E Cullerton St, Chicago, ILScaffold$1 ⚠
- Feb 25, 2020Residential Alteration100 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, ILAlteration$150K
- Jan 6, 2020Residential Alteration550 W Surf St, Chicago, ILAlteration$58Kapplied Dec 20, 2019
- Sep 4, 2019Residential Alteration121 W Wacker Dr, Chicago, ILAlteration$200K
- Aug 16, 2019Temporary Construction Support17 E Monroe St, Chicago, ILScaffold—
- Jul 9, 2019Residential Alteration50 S La Salle St, Chicago, ILAlteration$70K
- Mar 25, 2019Residential Alteration231 S La Salle St, Chicago, ILAlteration$75Kapplied Mar 21, 2019
- Jan 18, 2019Residential Alteration303 W Madison St, Chicago, ILAlteration$20K
- Jan 18, 2019Temporary Construction Support303 W Madison St, Chicago, ILScaffold$1 ⚠
- Oct 31, 2018Residential Alteration231 S La Salle St, Chicago, ILAlteration$118Kapplied Oct 29, 2018
- Oct 29, 2018Residential Alteration100 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, ILAlteration$33K
- Nov 9, 2017Commercial Alteration172 W Adams St, Chicago, ILAlteration$20Kapplied Oct 27, 2017
- Jul 14, 2017Temporary Construction Support900 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, ILScaffold$1 ⚠
- Mar 10, 2014Temporary Construction Support2101 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, ILScaffold—
Jul 20, 2026 applied Feb 4, 2026 | 1017 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $700K |
Oct 11, 2023 | 5058 N Clark St, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $166K |
Aug 24, 2022 | 166 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $50K |
Jul 15, 2021 applied Jun 30, 2021 | 121 W Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $234K |
May 12, 2021 | 77 W Washington St, Chicago, IL | Temporary Construction Support | $1 ⚠ |
Oct 9, 2020 | 20 E Chestnut St, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $20K |
Apr 14, 2020 | 212 E Cullerton St, Chicago, IL | Temporary Construction Support | $1 ⚠ |
Feb 25, 2020 | 100 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $150K |
Jan 6, 2020 applied Dec 20, 2019 | 550 W Surf St, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $58K |
Sep 4, 2019 | 121 W Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $200K |
Aug 16, 2019 | 17 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL | Temporary Construction Support | — |
Jul 9, 2019 | 50 S La Salle St, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $70K |
Mar 25, 2019 applied Mar 21, 2019 | 231 S La Salle St, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $75K |
Jan 18, 2019 | 303 W Madison St, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $20K |
Jan 18, 2019 | 303 W Madison St, Chicago, IL | Temporary Construction Support | $1 ⚠ |
Oct 31, 2018 applied Oct 29, 2018 | 231 S La Salle St, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $118K |
Oct 29, 2018 | 100 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $33K |
Nov 9, 2017 applied Oct 27, 2017 | 172 W Adams St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $20K |
Jul 14, 2017 | 900 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL | Temporary Construction Support | $1 ⚠ |
Mar 10, 2014 | 2101 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL | Temporary Construction Support | — |
Sites Mertes Contracting Corporation returns to6 in Chicago
Addresses where Mertes Contracting Corporation 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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