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Chicago · building permits · month 2011-08

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in August 2011?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2011-08-01 to 2011-08-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read daily. 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 2011

4

Combined reported cost

$3,010,002

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$3,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2011-08-01 to 2011-08-31 · measured 2026-08-07 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2011-08-01 to 2011-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2011-08-02516 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$3,000,000100405210
2011-08-052017 N FREMONT STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$10,000100405608
2011-08-245854 N MAPLEWOOD AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$1100408050
2011-08-161600 S JEFFERSON STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$1100404437
Fetched 2026-08-07 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

August 2011 · 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 2011.

August 2011 · 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.