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Chicago · building permits · month 2018-02

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in February 2018?

5. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2018-02-01 to 2018-02-28, 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 February 2018

5

Combined reported cost

$15,307,089

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

5

Largest single permit

$7,490,500

highest reported cost this month

Window 2018-02-01 to 2018-02-28 · measured 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2018-02-01 to 2018-02-28, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2018-02-07355 E WACKER DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$7,490,500100732480
2018-02-20210 W 69TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$4,477,312100745904
2018-02-16754 S WABASH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,600,000100723599
2018-02-204241 N NEENAH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,154,277100745657
2018-02-2312600 S TORRENCE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$585,000100742400
Fetched 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

February 2018 · 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 February 2018.

February 2018 · 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.