Free Cityscape Pro membership for reporters
We give reporters* a free Cityscape Pro membership so you can access the full datasets about properties, buildings, and neighborhoods in Chicagoland for your reporting. Contact us to request an invitation. *You must be able to show some articles about real estate/property development.
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Cityscape Pro
$39.99/month or $399/year (save 17%)
For Developers, architects, planners
Includes all of Cityscape Permits
+ unlimited address lookups, current & historical property tax data, and Zoning Dashboard
bonus includes TOD status
Already a Cityscape Pro member? Add a colleague for $349/year or $34.99/month. Contact us to set it up
Cityscape Permits
$14.99/month or $149/year (save 17%)
Best for Contractors & home buyers
Track demolitions, see which contractor got the job, view contractor job history, building violations, and look up 50 addresses each day.
bonus includes flood zone check up
Already a Cityscape Permits member? Add a colleague for $99/year. Contact us to set it up
Cityscape Enterprise
Best for Firms
Includes all of Cityscape Pro
+ Incentives Checker, multiple user accounts, API access, and in-office training
Neighbor
Free
Get email notifications and 3 address lookups each day
Best for Residents
What our members say about us
"Chicago Cityscape is hands-down the best resources for researching and tracking trends and new building permits, and has made our work more accurate and detailed. The interface and user experience is top notch, and the technical support is excellent. We love Cityscape Pro!"
- Kyle Terry / Associate, Goodman Williams Group, real estate research
The best maps & data, and the tools to use them, in one place
Cityscape Pro features include:
For property professionals
Use Property Tracker to monitor properties in your portfolio and Address Snapshot to investigate potential acquisitions
Access all of our data
Export all data – permits, businesses, demolitions, property owners & taxes, zoning – into Excel or GIS for further analysis
Notifications for everything
Get our exclusive demolitions notifications, and receive notifications for an unlimited number of Places, Companies, and Addresses
Unlock all information
Pro members have access to all maps and data: contractor names and job history, leads, property values, and business profiles
Full Cityscape Pro features list:
Save time
Chicago Cityscape has been designed to get you the information you need to take your property portfolio to the next level, without having to scrounge around for it: current zoning, TOD status, property ownership, and more.
Great support
We offer timely and professional support over email, phone, or in person. We also offer in-depth trainings to use Chicago Cityscape and other data resources for a fee.
Offer it to your entire office
Each additional person (or "seat") in your office can save time with their own Cityscape Pro membership at a discounted price (see details below).
Incentives Checker Enterprise only
Every Address Snapshot you look up will show which of 23 financial & development incentives that your proposed or existing property might be eligible for, in Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois.
Protect your property
Get notified the day after a building violation is issued against your Chicago properties by using Property Tracker.
Unlimited address lookups
Get as many Address Snapshot reports as you need, complete with information about zoning (Chicago), financial incentives Enterprise only, property owner and taxes data, and TOD opportunities.
Export data
Download nearly everything you see, as spreadsheets and maps. This includes property values, owner/manager info, tax history, assessments, and more.
Preserve your research
Keep track of your searches by creating maps combining the building permits & violations, property and PIN reports, zoning changes, and contractors and developers that you're interested in.
Dig deep into contractor, architect, and developer histories
We compile the history of every contractor, architect, and developer working in Chicago since 2006, and link to them to every other company they've worked with. In maps, charts, and spreadsheets.
Track everything
Sign up for notifications about contractors, property owners, specific properties, new business licenses, neighborhoods and wards, and daily demolition reports.
Avoid fines
Use Property Tracker to get notifications when permits and licenses at your properties are about to expire.
Get insights
Know which contractors and real estate developers are the most prolific in any neighborhood, ward, or other place. See who the most active companies are this month. Use our alternative methods for finding developable land.
No ads
We use ad revenue to fund the expenses of gathering a lot of data and making it available to everyone. Cityscape Pro members can browse our site without ads.
Customize
If any of our 36,000+ maps aren't specific enough, you can draw your own, or ask us to draw one for you.
Know when zoning changes
Chicago Cityscape is the only source for detailed info about proposed and upcoming zoning changes in Chicago.
Find developable land
Property Finder uses unique methods to find land suitable for development, based on your qualifications including proximity to transit, existing zoning district, and current vacancy and land use.
Map anyone's properties
Our database of Cook County properties makes it easy to see all of specific person's or entity's properties on a downloadable map.
"We used Chicago Cityscape at Smart Chicago because we want to encourage the development of civic tech products that people can't live without. On a personal note, I love reading the insights that go along with the data— the narrative threads they pull together to make raw data real meaningful."
- Dan X. O'Neil (City Bureau board member, founder of former Smart Chicago Collaborative)
"When it comes to finding accurate and complete construction news in Chicago, there isn't a better platform than Cityscape. I can't imagine doing my job without being a Cityscape Pro member. They've enabled me to provide my subscribers with timely updates to hard to get, high-value private construction projects. Cityscape is a lifesaver!"
- Colm Hughes (The Blue Book Building & Construction Network)
"Chicago Cityscape is the first (and increasingly, only) place I look for information on new developments in my Albany Park neighborhood. Previously, I'd do research via multiple websites and government data sets, which was really difficult and time-consuming. But with Chicago Cityscape's clean display and features like clickable maps and PINs I'm able to find meaningful data that shapes my community group's efforts to monitor development and attract more business."
- Shylo Bisnett (Albany Park Neighbors)
"Cityscape is invaluable in researching the complexity of Chicago parcels and regulations. It's a tremendous value and they're constantly adding new and useful features."
- Ari Parritz (Vermilion Development)
"Chicago Cityscape solves the pain of having to go through multiple city and county websites to gather information by providing all the info in one screen. Features such as zoning appeal information, TOD eligibility, demolition and building permits in neighborhoods are just what I need as an architect to cater to my clients. I would highly recommend Chicago Cityscape as the premier source of Chicago's real estate analysis."
- Prashanth Mahakali, AIA (PMPC Architects)
"I like Chicago Cityscape because of the concise information on properties and they quickly answer any question I have."
- Rick Gordon (Marcus & Millichap)
"I rely on Chicago Cityscape as my secret to success: Being able to get alerts sent to my email any time my top customers pull permits, allowing me to anticipate the needs of my clients, and stay ahead of my competitors. The ever-evolving features allow me to sort and track in multiple ways, making Chicago Cityscape an invaluable resource to track all the permits that are important to me. I know I wouldn’t be as successful in my construction sales role if it weren't for Chicago Cityscape over the past two years."
- Sandra, Construction Materials Sales Manager
"Chicago Cityscape is an incredible resource for anyone and everyone who works in the real estate industry. It is much faster, easier to use and more robust than the databases operated by the city. The time saved pays for itself many times over."
- AJ LaTrace (Real estate reporter for Chicago Magazine, former editor Curbed Chicago)
"I just wanted to drop a line and say how amazing the zoning changes filter on the Ordinances page has been working for me. The summary portion, especially, has been a real time-saver. This way, I don't have to open the entire Councilmatic document to know what's being proposed. Great stuff!"
- Colm Hughes (The Blue Book Building & Construction Network)
"Obtaining all of the information needed to compel investors would have been impossible without Chicago Cityscape: GIS is too esoteric and idiosyncratic, and frankly intimidating to a non-initiated viewer. Having a simple, clean, and clear source of primary information about the built environment and local context made this entire project possible. Paid for itself a thousand times over."
- Mike Healy (Guild Row developer)
"Chicago Cityscape represents a smart solution to the problem of uncoordinated public information. The City of Chicago data portal and other available public databases can in their complexity to use discourage users, Chicago Cityscape's database makes retrieving information easy for all levels of user sophistication. Utilizing the data and report pages can create new ideas to solve old problems. It assists in my community volunteer activities to identify potential solutions for legislation, property inventory management, volunteer resource optimization, development/demolition watch and city infrastructure transparency."
- Gladys Alcazar-Anselmo (East Village Association)
"Chicago Cityscape is hands-down the best resources for researching and tracking trends and new building permits, and has made our work more accurate and detailed. The interface and user experience is top notch, and the technical support is excellent. We love Cityscape Pro!"
- Kyle Terry (Associate, Goodman Williams Group, real estate research)
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You'll receive instructions on how to change your membership after you sign up. You can also cancel your subscription from your Account page. You'll be notified by our payment processor MoonClerk three days before your next payment is collected.
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For Cityscape Pro memberships, cancel anytime during the first 30 days and you'll be issued a full refund upon request.
For Cityscape Permits memberships, cancel anytime during the first 7 days and you will not be charged.
Refunds after this period can be issued when there are technical issues that prevent members from being able to sign in and using Chicago Cityscape. Refunds after this period can also be issued when the member cancels within 72 hours after any processed payment and requests a refund for that payment.
Discounts available
Reporters
Reporters and journalists who write for Chicago area-based or Chicago area-focused news media and similar outlets about local housing, property, real estate, and construction news, policies, and issues can receive a free Cityscape Pro membership.
Additional users
Each additional person (or "seat") in your office can save time with their own Cityscape Pro membership at a discounted price. The additional payment is collected through the original account holder's subscription. Each additional colleague is $349 per year year or $34.99 per month.
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