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Chicago · building permits · month 2009-01

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in January 2009?

3. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2009-01-01 to 2009-01-31, 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 January 2009

3

Combined reported cost

$2,205,001

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

3

Largest single permit

$2,200,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2009-01-01 to 2009-01-31 · measured 2026-08-08 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2009-01-01 to 2009-01-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2009-01-26210 N WELLS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,200,000100275818
2009-01-13210 N WELLS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,000100273194
2009-01-1311601 W TOUHY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1100274496
Fetched 2026-08-08 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

January 2009 · 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 January 2009.

January 2009 · 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.