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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-12

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in December 2021?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-12-01 to 2021-12-31, 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 December 2021

6

Combined reported cost

$311,641,189

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

Largest single permit

$145,206,368

highest reported cost this month

Window 2021-12-01 to 2021-12-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2021-12-01 to 2021-12-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-12-106001 S STONY ISLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$145,206,368100917482
2021-12-17513 S DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$68,500,000100923085
2021-12-17166 N ABERDEEN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$51,195,000100925850
2021-12-106101 S STONY ISLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$31,453,038100919164
2021-12-081306 E 61ST STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$15,250,000100950029
2021-12-179001 S MACKINAW AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$36,783B100943959
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

December 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 December 2021.

December 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.