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Chicago · building permits · 2025-W14

New excavation permits in Chicago — week of March 31, 2025

Every matching building permit the City of Chicago issued from 2025-03-31 to 2025-04-06, 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

$1,063,830

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

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

Chicago excavation permits issued 2025-03-31 to 2025-04-06
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-04-051641 W HARRISON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$483,825B200419884
2025-04-031255 S STATE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$432,755B200415328
2025-04-021530 N DEARBORN PKWYPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$50,000B200414648
2025-04-01900 W FULTON MARKETPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$90,000B200414944
2025-03-314512 S LOWE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$6,500B200418280
2025-03-31617 E 90TH STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$750B200419033
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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