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W.B. Olson, INC.
W.B. Olson, INC. concentrates in commercial alteration in Chicago (80% of its 55 segment-eligible permits), with secondary activity across 2 other segments. Its permit record in Chicago spans 2006–2026. Reliable permit valuations total ≈$138M (across the 96% of filings with a valuation we can stand behind).
First permit: Jan 20, 2006 (7,529d ago)Latest permit: Mar 18, 2026 (167d ago)
The sales record
- Market
- Chicago
- Active
- 2006–2026 · 20 yrs
- Licence IDs on their permits
- —
- Reliable value
- $138M
- Coverage
- 96%
- Reliable filings
- 53
- Rank in Chicago
- #1,021
- Permits (all-time, all segments)
- 62
- Filings 90d
- 0
- Filings 30d
- 0
- Latest permit
- Mar 18, 2026
Typical project size$600Ktypically $145K–$2.1M across 53 valued permits
Where they work
Primarily Commercial Alteration — 80% of 55 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
May ’250–1 permits/moMar ’26
permits per month permit value
Service area
Typical service area ~6 mi in Chicago
The p90 footprint of where W.B. Olson, INC. has pulled permits in Chicago — drawn from all 62 of their indexed permits. It reflects detected permit activity, not a guaranteed service-area claim.
- Chicago62
Recent permitsLargest recent$2.6M· 2400 N Lakeview Ave, Chicago, IL
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- Mar 18, 2026Commercial Alteration920 S Campbell Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$250Kapplied Dec 19, 2025
- May 13, 2025Commercial Alteration3231 W Foster Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$135Kapplied Apr 25, 2025
- Feb 20, 2024Commercial Alteration525 S State St, Chicago, ILAlteration$1.5Mapplied Jan 29, 2024
- Aug 2, 2023Commercial Alteration5545 N Clark St, Chicago, ILAlteration$1.5Mapplied Jan 6, 2023
- Apr 7, 2023Residential Alteration6007 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, ILAlteration$300Kapplied Jan 12, 2023
- Jan 11, 2023Commercial Alteration5148 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$250K
- Sep 19, 2022Commercial Alteration114 S Racine Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$30Kapplied May 13, 2022
- Feb 9, 2022Commercial Alteration226 W Schiller St, Chicago, ILAlteration$2.0M
- Nov 30, 2021Commercial Alteration5100 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$285Kapplied Oct 7, 2021
- Mar 10, 2021Residential Alteration2400 N Lakeview Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$1 ⚠applied Mar 9, 2021
- Mar 3, 2021Commercial Alteration2400 N Lakeview Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$2.6Mapplied Dec 15, 2020
- Aug 23, 2020Commercial Alteration1309 W 95th St, Chicago, ILAlteration$600Kapplied Jul 21, 2020
- Jun 9, 2020Commercial Alteration1309 W 95th St, Chicago, ILAlteration$125Kapplied May 6, 2020
- Apr 14, 2020Commercial Alteration2150 N Lincoln Park W, Chicago, ILAlteration$2.0Mapplied Jan 24, 2020
- Jul 15, 2019Commercial Alteration1601 N Clark St, Chicago, ILAlteration$278Kapplied Jun 7, 2019
- Jun 20, 2019Commercial Alteration5141 N Christiana Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$200K
- Aug 1, 2018Commercial Alteration5130 N Christiana Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$25K
- Jun 27, 2018Commercial Alteration5110 N Spaulding Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$185K
- May 31, 2017Commercial Alteration5137 N Spaulding Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$620Kapplied May 26, 2017
- May 23, 2017Commercial Alteration5137 N Spaulding Ave, Chicago, ILAlteration$50K
Mar 18, 2026 applied Dec 19, 2025 | 920 S Campbell Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $250K |
May 13, 2025 applied Apr 25, 2025 | 3231 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $135K |
Feb 20, 2024 applied Jan 29, 2024 | 525 S State St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $1.5M |
Aug 2, 2023 applied Jan 6, 2023 | 5545 N Clark St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $1.5M |
Apr 7, 2023 applied Jan 12, 2023 | 6007 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $300K |
Jan 11, 2023 | 5148 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $250K |
Sep 19, 2022 applied May 13, 2022 | 114 S Racine Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $30K |
Feb 9, 2022 | 226 W Schiller St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $2.0M |
Nov 30, 2021 applied Oct 7, 2021 | 5100 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $285K |
Mar 10, 2021 applied Mar 9, 2021 | 2400 N Lakeview Ave, Chicago, IL | Residential Alteration | $1 ⚠ |
Mar 3, 2021 applied Dec 15, 2020 | 2400 N Lakeview Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $2.6M |
Aug 23, 2020 applied Jul 21, 2020 | 1309 W 95th St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $600K |
Jun 9, 2020 applied May 6, 2020 | 1309 W 95th St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $125K |
Apr 14, 2020 applied Jan 24, 2020 | 2150 N Lincoln Park W, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $2.0M |
Jul 15, 2019 applied Jun 7, 2019 | 1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $278K |
Jun 20, 2019 | 5141 N Christiana Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $200K |
Aug 1, 2018 | 5130 N Christiana Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $25K |
Jun 27, 2018 | 5110 N Spaulding Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $185K |
May 31, 2017 applied May 26, 2017 | 5137 N Spaulding Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $620K |
May 23, 2017 | 5137 N Spaulding Ave, Chicago, IL | Commercial Alteration | $50K |
Sites W.B. Olson, INC. returns to1 in Chicago
Addresses where W.B. Olson, INC. 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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