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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-08

How many construction permits did Chicago issue in August 2021?

161. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-08-01 to 2021-08-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: City permit type “PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION”.

construction permits issued in August 2021

161

Combined reported cost

$268,772,177

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

161

Largest single permit

$112,000,000

highest reported cost this month

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

Chicago construction permits issued 2021-08-01 to 2021-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-08-27164 N PEORIA STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$112,000,000100926129
2021-08-036112 W FULLERTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$34,400,000100913463
2021-08-051841 N LARAMIE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000,000100924382
2021-08-05411 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$23,000,000100864739
2021-08-03244 E PERSHING RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$13,549,900100910350
2021-08-133740 S MORGAN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$9,298,626100907639
2021-08-042924 W MONTROSE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$7,000,000100909566
2021-08-112825 W HOWARD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$3,000,000100862568
2021-08-261526 N WIELAND STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,630,300100922057
2021-08-162024 W IRVING PARK RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,600,000100884146
2021-08-092612 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,055,000100884093
2021-08-11237 N ABERDEEN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,000,000100924654
2021-08-183324 S PRAIRIE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,800,000100915502
2021-08-312215 N HALSTED STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,500,000100894934
2021-08-112119 N ALBANY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,077,750100929322
2021-08-202058 N DAYTON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,000,000100927985
2021-08-042044 N FREMONT STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$900,000100914199
2021-08-205644 N ASHLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$896,900100932177
2021-08-265005 S WESTERN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$850,000100906351
2021-08-063815 N LAKEWOOD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$850,000100909834
2021-08-254947 N CLAREMONT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$780,000100931614
2021-08-303250 N RACINE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$709,200100928600
2021-08-021235 W WELLINGTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$609,100100929567
2021-08-113247 S THROOP STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$600,000100905649
2021-08-051332 S MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$600,000100929474
2021-08-042048 W ADDISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$600,000100922539
2021-08-302034 N WOLCOTT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$567,700100935583
2021-08-132821 W LYNDALE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$560,500100913967
2021-08-032004 W ADDISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$550,000100908195
2021-08-061335 W WALTON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$525,000100850825
2021-08-112510 W SUPERIOR STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$510,000100920769
2021-08-102512 W SUPERIOR STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$510,000100920765
2021-08-245955 W SUPERIOR STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000100929686
2021-08-132228 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000100904172
2021-08-122636 W ADAMS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000100867536
2021-08-022121 W ERIE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000100921159
2021-08-302032 N WOLCOTT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$483,000100935490
2021-08-302036 N WOLCOTT AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$477,300100935594
2021-08-311833 W BERENICE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$465,000100933043
2021-08-054026 N CAMPBELL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$463,300100927396
2021-08-05238 W 23RD PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000100910472
2021-08-104937 N WINTHROP AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$436,000100927220
2021-08-255656 N KOLMAR AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000100934859
2021-08-243434 W PERSHING RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000100923813
2021-08-202433 N ROCKWELL STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000100922407
2021-08-131349 W ANCONA STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$400,000100900060
2021-08-256227 S ST LAWRENCE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$380,000100911774
2021-08-242424 W BYRON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000100919756
2021-08-244917 S CHAMPLAIN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000100930113
2021-08-175319 N NAGLE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000100922272
2021-08-173611 W HIRSCH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000100920797
2021-08-131115 N CHRISTIANA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000100928456
2021-08-11837 N AVERS AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000100917761
2021-08-022106 N LARAMIE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000100904188
2021-08-254023 N BERNARD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$325,000100927538
2021-08-023427 W PIERCE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000100918393
2021-08-0433 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$252,000100930414
2021-08-261830 N HOYNE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100929413
2021-08-2312038 S EMERALD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100930513
2021-08-2312036 S EMERALD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100930510
2021-08-045051 N KENNETH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100921191
2021-08-033027 S PITNEY CTPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100920739
2021-08-033718 S PARNELL AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100921346
2021-08-272528 S STARK STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$237,000100934549
2021-08-272532 S STARK STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$237,000100934553
2021-08-272534 S STARK STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$237,000100934556
2021-08-063448 N HOYNE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$234,000100928458
2021-08-134635 S INDIANA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$225,000100921242
2021-08-261401 S SACRAMENTO DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$217,500100935729
2021-08-253654 W 63RD PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$210,000100916047
2021-08-311401 S SACRAMENTO DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$200,000100935732
2021-08-101603 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$200,000100934513
2021-08-139128 S BURLEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$188,500100884413
2021-08-271858 S RACINE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000100920051
2021-08-129215 S DAMEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000100903652
2021-08-112208 W LAWRENCE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000100922128
2021-08-101401 S SACRAMENTO DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000100934623
2021-08-106027 N KENMORE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$125,000100918026
2021-08-121229 W CONCORD PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$100,000100931838
2021-08-10164 N PEORIA STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$100,000100926582
2021-08-06330 N LEAVITT STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$100,000100901909
2021-08-042136 N MAGNOLIA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$100,000100926563
2021-08-312640 N SHEFFIELD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$92,000100921900
2021-08-0360 E 32ND STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$92,000100930786
2021-08-318255 S HOUSTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$90,000100934743
2021-08-302452 N JANSSEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$80,000100918388
2021-08-311501 W RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$75,000100937355
2021-08-312029 N NORDICA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$70,000100919175
2021-08-311314 E 75TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$60,000100886147
2021-08-311401 S SACRAMENTO DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$50,000100935730
2021-08-064900 N TALMAN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$45,000100918621
2021-08-25343 W BELDEN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$40,000100924097
2021-08-205055 W DEMING PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$35,000100924063
2021-08-10234 W POLK STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$30,000100930282
2021-08-101401 S SACRAMENTO DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$30,000100934625
2021-08-271060 W ADDISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000100931143
2021-08-271060 W ADDISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000100936185
2021-08-261410 S MUSEUM CAMPUS DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000100937117
2021-08-104627 N BEACON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000100917798
2021-08-091060 W ADDISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000100930784
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City · the 100 largest of 161 shown, the rest are on the weekly pages below

August 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 August 2021.

August 2021 · other trades

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