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Chicago · building permits · month 2006-05

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in May 2006?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2006-05-01 to 2006-05-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read daily. 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 in May 2006

6

Combined reported cost

$4,846,110

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

Largest single permit

$3,515,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2006-05-01 to 2006-05-31 · measured 2026-08-09 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2006-05-01 to 2006-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2006-05-1022 W WASHINGTON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$3,515,000100094274
2006-05-101 W RANDOLPH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,128,000100111921
2006-05-031651 W NORTH AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$193,000100107820
2006-05-254111 N TROY STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$10,000100100299
2006-05-174306 N RICHMOND STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$100100113289
2006-05-051934 W THOMAS STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$10100107110
Fetched 2026-08-09 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

May 2006 · week by week

Each week below holds every matching permit for its seven days, not just the largest. ISO weeks, so the first and last may reach a few days outside May 2006.

May 2006 · other trades

Permit Signal

A month is the scoreboard. Subscribers get their trade’s permits the morning each one becomes public — connected, with the contractor attached.