How Much Will a Chicago Kitchen Remodel Cost?

You’re about to buy a place or you bought one a few years and now you’re asking how much will a kitchen renovation cost in Chicago?  I add Chicago because the cost of construction varies greatly in different regions.  This is because labor costs and building codes are different and if your renovation is in a high rise building more time has to be spent getting approvals and carrying materials up and down elevators which makes working in high rises inefficient.  This means a kitchen or bathroom in a Chicago high rise could cost 75% more expensive than nearly the same construction in a small town in Iowa.

But the construction will not be the same.  Chicago renovations tend to be more contemporary employing more expensive finishing materials.  Up-market finishes significantly add to a kitchen’s cost and every year the materials go more upmarket.

The result is that kitchens in Chicago have doubled and tripled in price in the last 20 years as countertops have gone from Formica, to Granite, to Quartz.  What used to cost 10 dollars a square foot has been replaced by something at 100 dollars per sq/ft.

The simple answer how much a complete kitchen renovation in Chicago is that it will cost is 10K and 100K. That will cover 90% of the market but  it’s still a pretty unhelpful fact.  To break it down more, we’ll look at 5 levels of renovation and show what you can get at each level.