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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-08

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in August 2021?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-08-01 to 2021-08-31, 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 2021

4

Combined reported cost

$18,390,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$18,035,000

highest reported cost this month

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

Chicago excavation permits issued 2021-08-01 to 2021-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-08-092701 E 114TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$18,035,000100903884
2021-08-271858 S RACINE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000100920051
2021-08-106027 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$125,000100918026
2021-08-302452 N JANSSEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$80,000100918388
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

August 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 August 2021.

August 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.