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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-01

How many scaffolding permits did Chicago issue in January 2021?

9. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-01-01 to 2021-01-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: Any permit whose work description mentions scaffolding. 297 in the year to 2026-07-01 — a thin trade, so quiet weeks are common.

scaffolding permits issued in January 2021

9

Combined reported cost

$1,150,007

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

9

Largest single permit

$881,900

highest reported cost this month

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

Chicago scaffolding permits issued 2021-01-01 to 2021-01-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-01-27211 N HARBOR DRPERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT$881,900100907052
2021-01-27455 E WATERSIDE DRPERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT$268,100100907086
2021-01-271300 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - SCAFFOLDING$1100907136
2021-01-271300 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - SCAFFOLDING$1100907192
2021-01-261929 S HALSTED STPERMIT - SCAFFOLDING$1100906433
2021-01-221440 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - SCAFFOLDING$1100906617
2021-01-15845 W MADISON STPERMIT - SCAFFOLDING$1100905927
2021-01-15363 E WACKER DRPERMIT - SCAFFOLDING$1100905924
2021-01-081201 S PRAIRIE AVEPERMIT - SCAFFOLDING$1100905007
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

January 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 January 2021.

January 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.