Permit Record

Alteration Commercial

5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL

ClassificationPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATIONCommercial Alteration
Reliable value$2,256,630
ContractorBerglund Construction Company →
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Berglund Construction Company
Applicant
Not in source
Owner
The University Of Chicago
Architect
Not in source
Engineer
Not in source
Contractor license
Not in source
Building & lot · PLUTO
Building class
Not in source
Zoning district
Not in source
Lot area
Not in source
Year built
Not in source
Units (total)
Not in source
Units (residential)
Not in source
Units (commercial)
Not in source
Floor area
Not in source
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
2014214002
Climate zone (IECC)
5A
Roof area (est.)
Not derivable — no building-size signal for this permit
HVAC tonnage (est.)
Not derivable — no building-size signal for this permit
Building type
Not in source
Building subtype
Not in source
Geocode & dates
Coordinates
41.7912, -87.5963
Geocode confidence
90%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
Sep 24, 2012
Applied
Sep 20, 2012
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

RENOVATION OF A FORMER RESIDENCE AT 5707 S. WOODLAWN INTO A NEW OFFICE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO---INSTITUTE OF POLITICS. THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES COMPLETE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INTERIOR. ////CONDITIONAL PERMIT: CERTIFIED CORRECTIONS; THIS PERMIT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND FIELD INSPECTIONS.

Status
Current status
finaled
Source status
COMPLETE
Provenance
First seen by PermitCore
May 2, 2026 · 12:55 UTC
Last seen
May 15, 2026 · 08:41 UTC
Last changed
May 5, 2026 · 04:40 UTC

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Data-quality checks0 of 12 flagged

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Checks not flagged

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  • Issued date in the future
  • Issued date parse bug
  • Issued date is placeholder
  • Commercial units is placeholder
  • Residential units out of bounds
  • Residential units is placeholder
  • Total units out of bounds
  • Total units is placeholder
  • Valuation out of bounds
  • Valuation is placeholder
Project timeline at this parcel

3 permits at this parcel (parcel 2014214002) · Aug 31, 2012 – Sep 24, 2012

  1. Sep 24, 2012This permitAlteration Commercial · Finaled$2,256,630Berglund Construction Company
  2. Sep 4, 2012100456375Alteration Commercial · Finaled$47,100Berglund Construction Company
  3. Aug 31, 2012100456098Roofing$23,800Berglund Construction Company

Full permit history at this parcel · as of Jul 8, 2026.

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Developer details
Permit #
100458915
Canonical ID
3:100458915
Source permit ID
100458915
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