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Chicago · building permits · month 2022-08

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in August 2022?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31, 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 2022

4

Combined reported cost

$41,790,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$30,996,900

highest reported cost this month

Window 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2022-08-01 to 2022-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2022-08-30145 N DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$30,996,900100939994
2022-08-03150 N ASHLAND AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$9,000,000100949546
2022-08-101802 W BERENICE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,190,000100950218
2022-08-19145 N DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$603,100100939990
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

August 2022 · 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 2022.

August 2022 · 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.