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buildings
Published by City of Chicago · Updated 12/13/2013 · As needed
- Last updated
- 12/13/2013
- First published 12/13/2013
- Update frequency
- As needed
- Formats
- 4
- CSV, JSON, GeoJSON
- Coverage
- Chicago
- City in Illinois
About this dataset
OUTDATED. See the current data at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/hz9b-7nh8 -- Building footprints in Chicago. Metadata may be viewed and downloaded at http://bit.ly/HZVDIY. The data can be viewed on the Chicago Data Portal with a web browser. However, to view or use the files outside of a web browser, you will need to use compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS (shapefile) or Google Earth (KML or KMZ), is required.
Files and access
Links open the official government source
- CSV downloaddata.cityofchicago.orgCSV
- JSON (SODA API)data.cityofchicago.orgJSON
- GeoJSONdata.cityofchicago.orgGeoJSON
- XMLdata.cityofchicago.orgXML
API endpoint: https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/vmwt-djju.json
Links open outside websites we do not control.
Frequently asked questions
- Who publishes buildings?
- City of Chicago publishes this dataset on Chicago Data Portal.
- How often is it updated?
- The publisher lists the update frequency as as needed. The last update was on 12/13/2013.
- How do I download it?
- It is available as CSV, JSON, GeoJSON, XML. Use the links in Files and access, which open the official government source.
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Where this catalog comes from
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Catalog checked 10/24/2026
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Source: Chicago Data Portal and Data.gov · Last updated 10/24/2026 · Listing only; the data stays with the publisher