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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-09

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in September 2021?

7. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-09-01 to 2021-09-30, 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 September 2021

7

Combined reported cost

$15,765,678

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

7

Largest single permit

$13,233,678

highest reported cost this month

Window 2021-09-01 to 2021-09-30 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2021-09-01 to 2021-09-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-09-011858 S RACINE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$13,233,678100909502
2021-09-28513 S DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$950,000100921017
2021-09-27166 N ABERDEEN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$675,000100921065
2021-09-224308 S CALUMET AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$485,000100924162
2021-09-1442 W 37TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000100913996
2021-09-153015 W 19TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$12,000100913122
2021-09-102821 W LYNDALE STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$10,000100939337
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

September 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 September 2021.

September 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.