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Chicago · building permits · month 2017-10

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in October 2017?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2017-10-01 to 2017-10-31, 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 October 2017

6

Combined reported cost

$3,657,963

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

Largest single permit

$2,700,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2017-10-01 to 2017-10-31 · measured 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2017-10-01 to 2017-10-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2017-10-311201 E 60TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,700,000100733327
2017-10-272037 W SCHOOL STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$500,000100704468
2017-10-112900 N BURLING STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$227,963100714210
2017-10-133456 W JACKSON BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$95,000100717003
2017-10-133626 W MCLEAN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000100720281
2017-10-041713 W 35TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$55,000100720481
Fetched 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

October 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 October 2017.

October 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.