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Chicago · building permits · month 2026-09

How many scaffolding permits did Chicago issue in September 2026?

17. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2026-09-01 to 2026-09-30, 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.

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

scaffolding permits issued in September 2026

17

Combined reported cost

$35,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

1

Largest single permit

$35,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2026-09-01 to 2026-09-30 · measured 2026-09-13 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago scaffolding permits issued 2026-09-01 to 2026-09-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2026-09-021410 S MUSEUM CAMPUS DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$35,000101087305
2026-09-111600 S INDIANA AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200510549
2026-09-101 W SUPERIOR STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200511133
2026-09-09215 E CHESTNUT STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200510300
2026-09-095844 S STONY ISLAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200510673
2026-09-09550 W SURF STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200508384
2026-09-091601 S STATE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200511009
2026-09-086364 N SHERIDAN RDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200510454
2026-09-08410 N DEARBORN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200510084
2026-09-08333 E ONTARIO STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200510161
2026-09-0465 E SCOTT STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200510288
2026-09-04777 S STATE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200510285
2026-09-02940 W GLENLAKE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200508888
2026-09-02400 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200481619
2026-09-02957 N JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200507453
2026-09-01410 S MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200509888
2026-09-018 E 9TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB200509505
Fetched 2026-09-13 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

September 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 September 2026.

September 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.