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Chicago · building permits · 2025-W17

New excavation permits in Chicago — week of April 21, 2025

Every matching building permit the City of Chicago issued from 2025-04-21 to 2025-04-27, 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

$803,560

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

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

Chicago excavation permits issued 2025-04-21 to 2025-04-27
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-04-254180 N MARINE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$90,000B200416768
2025-04-241110 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$50,000B200421092
2025-04-23635 N DEARBORN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$189,130B200420578
2025-04-228410 W BRYN MAWR AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$260,930B200421511
2025-04-22680 N GREEN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$210,000B200420353
2025-04-2210101 S PERRY AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,500B200421153
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

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