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Chicago · building permits · month 2008-02

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in February 2008?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2008-02-01 to 2008-02-29, 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 February 2008

4

Combined reported cost

$1,028,320

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$1,002,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2008-02-01 to 2008-02-29 · measured 2026-08-08 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2008-02-01 to 2008-02-29, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2008-02-11555 W KINZIE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,002,000100223486
2008-02-144216 W BELMONT AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$18,820100224038
2008-02-213857 N SOUTHPORT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$4,500100217794
2008-02-063213 W CERMAK RDPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$3,000100222893
Fetched 2026-08-08 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

February 2008 · 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 February 2008.

February 2008 · 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.