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Chicago · building permits · month 2023-08

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in August 2023?

2. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31, 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 2023

2

Combined reported cost

$7,600,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

2

Largest single permit

$7,500,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2023-08-141723 S MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$7,500,000100978216
2023-08-16438 W ST JAMES PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$100,000100959169
Fetched 2026-07-31 · 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.

August 2023 · 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 2023.

August 2023 · 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.