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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-02

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in February 2021?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-02-01 to 2021-02-28, 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 February 2021

4

Combined reported cost

$3,969,200

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$3,500,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2021-02-01 to 2021-02-28 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2021-02-01 to 2021-02-28, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-02-264443 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$3,500,000100910538
2021-02-043336 N OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100904565
2021-02-244334 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$144,200100897477
2021-02-103912 N SEELEY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$75,000100894575
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

February 2021 · 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 February 2021.

February 2021 · 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.