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Chicago · building permits · month 2019-08

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in August 2019?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2019-08-01 to 2019-08-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: Any permit whose work description mentions excavation, caissons, or shoring. 245 in the year to 2026-07-01 — a thin trade, so quiet weeks are common.

excavation permits issued in August 2019

4

Combined reported cost

$39,950,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$33,500,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2019-08-01 to 2019-08-31 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2019-08-01 to 2019-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2019-08-231646 N HALSTED STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$33,500,000100798614
2019-08-14460 E WATERSIDE DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,000,000100809237
2019-08-027030 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,300,000100800542
2019-08-052100 N FREMONT STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000100825373
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

August 2019 · week by week

Each week below holds every matching permit for its seven days, not just the largest. ISO weeks, so the first and last may reach a few days outside August 2019.

August 2019 · other trades

Permit Signal

A month is the scoreboard. Subscribers get their trade’s permits the morning each one becomes public — connected, with the contractor attached.