KOVA SIGNALS

Chicago · building permits · month 2018-04

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in April 2018?

8. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2018-04-01 to 2018-04-30, 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 April 2018

8

Combined reported cost

$5,505,300

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

8

Largest single permit

$2,290,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2018-04-01 to 2018-04-30 · measured 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2018-04-01 to 2018-04-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2018-04-261107 W LOYOLA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,290,000100741810
2018-04-11320 S CLINTON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,000,000100705413
2018-04-13355 E WACKER DRPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$700,000100745345
2018-04-111107 W LOYOLA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000100747255
2018-04-261150 N NORTH BRANCH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$160,000100757488
2018-04-202741 N ST LOUIS AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$100,000100739404
2018-04-252324 W LYNDALE STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$4,800100758713
2018-04-20125 E 26TH STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$500100757998
Fetched 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

April 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 April 2018.

April 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.