Commercial Electrician in Logan Square, Chicago

Every Logan Square commercial project starts with a service assessment. On Milwaukee Avenue, this means a basement walk to see the existing service, check the panel capacity, and assess what the landlord's electrician did (or didn't do) in the building's last major update. We look at the metering arrangement, assess whether there's adequate service for the planned build-out, and coordinate with ComEd early if a service upgrade is likely.

For brewery and taproom build-outs, we do detailed load calculations based on the brewing equipment list. Mash tuns, hot liquor tanks, fermentors with glycol chillers, CIP pumps, grain mills, and canning lines all have specific electrical demands, and they vary dramatically from one brewer's equipment list to another. We size the service correctly from the start rather than discover problems after the brewing equipment arrives.

Restaurant and café build-outs follow the standard commercial sequence: load calculation, permit submission and plan review, ComEd coordination if service needs to be upgraded, rough-in during the build-out phase, and trim-out and commissioning before the health department inspection. For landmark-adjacent projects, we route exterior electrical to the alley elevation wherever possible.

• Craft brewery and taproom electrical — Logan Square has one of Chicago's highest concentrations of craft breweries and taprooms. We've wired dedicated circuits for fermentors, glycol chillers, mash tuns, and canning lines, and we understand that brewing equipment has motor loads that require appropriate circuit protection.
• Independent restaurant and café build-outs — Milwaukee Avenue's independent food scene drives consistent demand for commercial kitchen electrical — three-phase service when needed, hood interlocks, walk-in cooler circuits, and commercial-grade outlet distribution in kitchens that are often surprisingly small.
• Boutique retail on the boulevard — Logan Boulevard-adjacent retail has a premium character that deserves quality commercial lighting. High-CRI LED track over merchandise, dimmer control for ambiance, and clean outlet distribution for displays and tech equipment are the standard.
• Creative and production space wiring — The blocks east of the Kennedy near Diversey and California have a concentration of production studios, creative agencies, and small manufacturers. These spaces need customized commercial electrical — often heavier circuits for equipment and specialized lighting for production work.
• ADU-adjacent coach house commercial — Small commercial studios and offices in converted coach houses need independent service, appropriate panel sizing, and proper commercial permits.

Logan Square's commercial business owners are independent and deliberate about their choices. They're not looking for the cheapest electrician — they're looking for a licensed, permitted contractor who won't make mistakes that cost them at their liquor license inspection or their health department walkthrough.

We understand brewery electrical from the load calculations up. We know that a taproom's glycol chiller is the most electrically demanding piece of equipment in the building, and we plan the circuit accordingly. We know that the open-concept industrial aesthetic that Logan Square breweries favor means electrical work that's visible needs to be beautiful — clean EMT runs, properly spaced conduit, and organized panels that look as good as the exposed brick they're mounted on.

We're also familiar with the Logan Square Boulevards District permit process for exterior electrical changes, and we've handled Landmarks Commission review on street-facing work when it was required.