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Chicago · building permits · month 2013-08

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in August 2013?

5. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31, 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 2013

5

Combined reported cost

$35,165,951

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

5

Largest single permit

$25,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31 · measured 2026-08-06 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2013-08-2315 S WOOD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000,000100489519
2013-08-158538 S HOLLAND RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$7,895,951100470244
2013-08-29326 N ORLEANS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,500,000100498019
2013-08-234657 W IRVING PARK RDPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$550,000100483815
2013-08-29862 N FRANKLIN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$220,000100495257
Fetched 2026-08-06 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

August 2013 · 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 2013.

August 2013 · 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.