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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-05

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in May 2021?

8. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-05-01 to 2021-05-31, 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 May 2021

8

Combined reported cost

$84,193,001

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

8

Largest single permit

$59,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2021-05-01 to 2021-05-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2021-05-01 to 2021-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-05-074443 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$59,000,000100921477
2021-05-141371 W RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000,000100892039
2021-05-181317 S ASHLAND AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$120,000100891636
2021-05-13730 W LAKE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$25,000100919560
2021-05-213514 N JANSSEN AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$23,000100922364
2021-05-121454 W 47TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$15,000100911526
2021-05-105822 W NEWPORT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$10,000100821126
2021-05-197006 N GLENWOOD AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$1100923187
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

May 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 May 2021.

May 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.