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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-11

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in November 2021?

2. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30, 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 November 2021

2

Combined reported cost

$6,225,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

2

Largest single permit

$5,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-11-24160 N ELIZABETH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,000,000100916540
2021-11-181306 E 61ST STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,225,000100949324
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

Fewer than 3 matching permits landed in this month, so this page asks search engines not to index it. What is above is still the City’s complete answer for this filter and this month.

November 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 November 2021.

November 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.