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Chicago · building permits · 2024-W31

New excavation permits in Chicago — week of July 29, 2024

Every matching building permit the City of Chicago issued from 2024-07-29 to 2024-08-04, 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

6

Combined reported cost

$251,466,085

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

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

Chicago excavation permits issued 2024-07-29 to 2024-08-04
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2024-08-023616 N PINE GROVE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$97,900B200024873
2024-07-3010000 W OHARE AIRPORTPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$250,000,000101056000
2024-07-30111 W JACKSON BLVDPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$19,970B200024153
2024-07-29259 E ERIE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$828,565B200023592
2024-07-29801 S WABASH AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$500,000B200022636
2024-07-2960 E LAKE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$19,650B200021514
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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