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Chicago · building permits · month 2017-04

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in April 2017?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2017-04-01 to 2017-04-30, counted in 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 in April 2017

4

Combined reported cost

$15,105,700

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$10,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2017-04-01 to 2017-04-30 · measured 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2017-04-01 to 2017-04-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2017-04-13808 W VAN BUREN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$10,000,000100686961
2017-04-2814 W 95TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$5,000,000100702663
2017-04-132646 N LAWNDALE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000100669698
2017-04-141254 W WINNEMAC AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$5,700100700428
Fetched 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

April 2017 · 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 April 2017.

April 2017 · 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.