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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-07

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in July 2021?

8. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-07-01 to 2021-07-31, 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 July 2021

8

Combined reported cost

$20,490,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

8

Largest single permit

$5,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2021-07-01 to 2021-07-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2021-07-01 to 2021-07-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-07-266001 S STONY ISLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,000,000100871083
2021-07-196101 S STONY ISLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,000,000100919226
2021-07-196021 S STONY ISLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,000,000100919219
2021-07-196011 S STONY ISLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,000,000100919207
2021-07-0741 W 36TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000100910793
2021-07-223017 N ELSTON AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$45,000100932182
2021-07-134183 W NELSON STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$35,000100930699
2021-07-154901 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$10,000100930238
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

July 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 July 2021.

July 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.