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Chicago · building permits · month 2026-08

How many scaffolding permits did Chicago issue in August 2026?

9. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read daily. Filter: Any permit whose work description mentions scaffolding. 297 in the year to 2026-07-01 — a thin trade, so quiet weeks are common.

August 2026 is still running — this total climbs as the City files.

scaffolding permits issued in August 2026

9

Combined reported cost

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

0

Largest single permit

highest reported cost this month

Window 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31 · measured 2026-08-13 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago scaffolding permits issued 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2026-08-1225 E SUPERIOR STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200480553
2026-08-121344 N DEARBORN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200506925
2026-08-121169 S PLYMOUTH CTPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200481977
2026-08-11437 N RUSH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200506692
2026-08-102650 N LAKEVIEW AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200481275
2026-08-07201 E DELAWARE PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200481693
2026-08-061000 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200481821
2026-08-04728 W JACKSON BLVDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200480972
2026-08-031800 W ROSCOE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200480788
Fetched 2026-08-13 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

August 2026 · 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 2026.

August 2026 · 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.