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Chicago · building permits · month 2017-11

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in November 2017?

3. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30, 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 November 2017

3

Combined reported cost

$2,800,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

3

Largest single permit

$2,500,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30 · measured 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2017-11-22145 S WELLS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,500,000100687022
2017-11-131714 W DIVISION STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$300,000100723941
2017-11-303654 N GREENVIEW AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$0100730230
Fetched 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

November 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 November 2017.

November 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.