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Chicago · building permits · month 2010-10

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in October 2010?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31, 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 October 2010

6

Combined reported cost

$46,129,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

Largest single permit

$46,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · measured 2026-08-07 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2010-10-293155 S LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$46,000,000100370720
2010-10-211239 N HARDING AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000100358417
2010-10-151709 N KEELER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$35,000100345317
2010-10-121436 N ORLEANS STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$24,000100367107
2010-10-052850 N ROCKWELL STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$15,000100366443
2010-10-054706 N HAMLIN AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$5,000100366520
Fetched 2026-08-07 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

October 2010 · 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 October 2010.

October 2010 · 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.