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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-10

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in October 2021?

7. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-10-01 to 2021-10-31, 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 October 2021

7

Combined reported cost

$8,768,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

7

Largest single permit

$4,530,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2021-10-01 to 2021-10-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2021-10-01 to 2021-10-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-10-21166 N ABERDEEN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$4,530,000100915988
2021-10-29513 S DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$4,000,000100917588
2021-10-016001 S STONY ISLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$200,000100913188
2021-10-203119 N OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$35,000100945099
2021-10-287183 W ARMITAGE AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$1,000100946326
2021-10-287003 S BELL AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$1,000100946333
2021-10-281445 N PULASKI RDPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$1,000100946331
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

October 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 October 2021.

October 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.