Chicago Cityscape's 2022 rankings
Published on Jan. 18, 2023 by Steven Vance
Chicago Cityscape presents 2022's top 5 architects, owners and developers, expeditors, and general contractors in Chicago. The rankings are based on the average estimated project cost supplied in each project's building permit application.
See the full rankings for 2022 (a Chicago Cityscape membership is required). You'll be able sort by number of permits or total estimated projects cost, and export the data.
Click on a link to view that person or company's projects on a map, and get details about which projects they permitted last year.
626 S Wabash Ave is a residential building designed by Antunovich Associates and permitted in December 2022 (see more images).
Architects
| Name | Firm name | Permits | Total est. projects cost | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph M Antunovich | Antunovich Associates | 5 | $149,500,000 | $29,900,000 |
| 2 | Gary L Kohn | SCB | 10 | $217,022,923 | $21,702,292 |
| 3 | Michael De Rouin | FitzGerald Associates | 5 | $91,235,000 | $18,247,000 |
| 4 | Thomas Patrick Kerwin | bKL | 5 | $81,770,000 | $16,354,000 |
| 5 | Jaime Torres | Canopy Design | 6 | $89,580,068 | $14,930,011 |
Owners - Public & Non-Profit Sector
| Name | Firm info | Permits | Total est. projects cost | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center and Amita Health | Ascension/Amita (formerly Presence) - this company is now owned by Ascension, and the names on some new permits reflect the Ascension name so it's possible this company will not appear again in the rankings. For that reason, a sixth owner/developer was added. | 5 | $75,701,347 | $15,140,274 |
| 2 | Chicago Transit Authority | The CTA got permits for the new Damen Green Line station, and permits for work at some of the stations that are part of the RPM project. | 7 | $91,999,441 | $13,142,777 |
| 3 | Rush University Medical Center | Rush obtained permits for various build outs and revisions to existing buildings as well as for its new Rubschlager outpatient care center at Ashland/Harrison. | 5 | $16,650,245 | $3,330,049 |
| 4 | Misericordia Home | Housing and care for people with developmental disabilities; they are building 16 detached houses in West Ridge, and each can house about eight people. | 7 | $21,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | Eban Smith and Jennie Miller and Chicago Public Schools | Chicago Public Schools obtained permits for air conditioning, playgrounds, accessibility upgrades, and various other renovations at dozens of schools. | 216 | $294,440,223 | $1,363,149 |
Owners - Private Sector
| Name | Firm info | Permits | Total est. projects cost | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansueto Belden-Stratford Llc | Owned by Joe Mansueto, who also owns the Chicago Fire Football Club. | 7 | $51,482,210 | $7,354,601 |
| 2 | Michael Breheny | Wildwood Investments, Contemporary Concepts | 5 | $33,950,000 | $6,790,000 |
| 3 | United Airlines | Permits for various work at O'Hare and at their downtown headquarters. | 5 | $19,655,000 | $3,931,000 |
| 4 | McBrearty Construction Company | Evolving Homes (develops townhouses and three-flats in Bronzeville) | 8 | $8,933,170 | $1,488,862 |
| 5 | EZMB Llc | Single-detached house developer; also develops multi-unit houses. Owned by Zdzislaw Banys. | 9 | $8,629,932 | $958,881 |
| 6 | Nicholas Tufano | Preservation Partners Management Group (based in California; pulled 15 permits to renovate several affordable apartment buildings in East Garfield Park) | 15 | $11,697,736 | $779,849 |
Special note
A sixth company was added to the private sector owners table because the first row is unusual in that the owner is tied to a single building renovation project and it required several permits.
Expeditors
| Name | Permits | Total est. projects cost | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAP Strategies, LLC | 195 | $948,347,178 | $4,863,319 |
| 2 | Milrose Consultants, Llc | 12 | $53,186,726 | $4,432,227 |
| 3 | Ipsa Corp | 8 | $33,106,876 | $4,138,360 |
| 4 | Construction Service Associate | 87 | $253,061,630 | $2,908,754 |
| 5 | John Lyle & Associates | 280 | $813,453,337 | $2,905,190 |
General Contractors
| Name | Permits | Total est. projects cost | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. E. O'neil Construction Co. | 10 | $145,268,037 | $14,526,804 |
| 2 | Clark Construction Group, Llc and Clark Construction Group Chica | 10 | $139,264,545 | $13,926,455 |
| 3 | Walsh Construction Company Ii, | 37 | $313,878,895 | $8,483,213 |
| 4 | Tandem Construction Inc. | 5 | $41,960,888 | $8,392,178 |
| 5 | Gilbane Building Company, Inc. | 15 | $120,540,905 | $8,036,060 |
Special notes about general contractors
- Power Construction was listed on permits with a total estimated projects cost of 2.5 times the next highest general contractor, but was listed on so many permits that their average put them in sixth place.
- The highest ranking DBE general contractor was GMA Construction Group, at number 10. $53,252,531 in total estimated projects cost and nine building permits.
- The second highest ranking DBE general contractor was UJAMAA Construction, Inc., at number 18. $56,591,750 in total estimated projects cost and 16 building permits.
DBE status was checked on January 5, 2023, in the directory operated by the Cook County Office of Contract Compliance and shared by the City of Chicago.
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