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Chicago · building permits · 2024-W16

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

Every matching building permit the City of Chicago issued from 2024-04-15 to 2024-04-21, 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

4

Combined reported cost

$780,750

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

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

Chicago excavation permits issued 2024-04-15 to 2024-04-21
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2024-04-19151 E WACKER DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$500,000B200014457
2024-04-1910134 S LONGWOOD DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$29,750B200012601
2024-04-18333 N DEARBORN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$171,600B200012423
2024-04-171300 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$79,400B200014352
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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