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Elevator & Escalator Permits in Austin & Chicago: 2026 statistics from 374 public records
The most common work type is Modernization or alteration: 187 of 374 records (50.0%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)
Key findings
- Zalwin's ElevatorInspectPulse dataset holds 374 ElevatorInspectPulse records dated 2026-07-06 to 2026-11-02 (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- The most common work type is Modernization or alteration: 187 of 374 records (50.0%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- Across 256 records with a stated job value, the total is $206,862,706 and the median is $50,000; the largest is $21,879,000 (W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago IL) (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- The top 10% of records by job value (26 of 256) account for 86.7% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- 100 of 374 records (26.7%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
ElevatorInspectPulse records by work type
| Group | Records | Share | Total job value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modernization or alteration | 187 | 50.0% | $76,147,446 |
| New installation | 149 | 39.8% | $130,164,666 |
| Elevator or escalator work | 38 | 10.2% | $550,594 |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 374 public records dated 2026-07-06 to 2026-11-02; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only). Refreshed automatically about every 12 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated job value.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "ElevatorInspectPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/elevatorinspectpulse
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