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Chicago · building permits · 2024-W03

New excavation permits in Chicago — week of January 15, 2024

Every matching building permit the City of Chicago issued from 2024-01-15 to 2024-01-21, read from the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. 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 this week

5

Combined reported cost

$1,530,935

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

5

Measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2024-01-15 to 2024-01-21
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2024-01-18198 E DELAWARE PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$500,000B200004326
2024-01-18467 W DEMING PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$266,200B200004026
2024-01-18505 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$64,335B200002595
2024-01-17849 W 53RD PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$400B200005496
2024-01-16111 S MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$700,000B200005605
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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