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Chicago · building permits · month 2017-05

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in May 2017?

1. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2017-05-01 to 2017-05-31, 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 May 2017

1

Combined reported cost

$7,200

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

1

Largest single permit

$7,200

highest reported cost this month

Window 2017-05-01 to 2017-05-31 · measured 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2017-05-01 to 2017-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2017-05-17443 W ARLINGTON PLPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$7,200100703071
Fetched 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

Fewer than 3 matching permits landed in this month, so this page asks search engines not to index it. What is above is still the City’s complete answer for this filter and this month.

May 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 May 2017.

May 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.