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Chicago · building permits · month 2017-12

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in December 2017?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2017-12-01 to 2017-12-31, 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 December 2017

6

Combined reported cost

$2,697,500

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

Largest single permit

$1,435,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2017-12-01 to 2017-12-31 · measured 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2017-12-01 to 2017-12-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2017-12-08323 E GARFIELD BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,435,000100739201
2017-12-15355 E WACKER DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,125,000100725098
2017-12-273351 W CRYSTAL STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$95,000100731028
2017-12-012200 N ROCKWELL STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$21,500100738189
2017-12-08211 E OHIO STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$11,000100739251
2017-12-152105 S JEFFERSON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$10,000100739876
Fetched 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

December 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 December 2017.

December 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.