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Chicago · building permits · month 2018-05

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in May 2018?

10. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2018-05-01 to 2018-05-31, 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 May 2018

10

Combined reported cost

$133,483,795

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

10

Largest single permit

$65,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2018-05-01 to 2018-05-31 · measured 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2018-05-01 to 2018-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2018-05-151201 E 60TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$65,000,000100761774
2018-05-17754 S WABASH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$45,000,000100745230
2018-05-241107 W LOYOLA AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$15,500,000100745062
2018-05-151555 N ASHLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,150,000100743269
2018-05-251156 E 61ST STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,081,000100764007
2018-05-07210 W 69TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,041,557100746771
2018-05-15600 N CLARK STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,000,000100740228
2018-05-074241 N NEENAH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$506,238100746796
2018-05-172116 N FREMONT STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$125,000100748533
2018-05-012739 W EVERGREEN AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000100745943
Fetched 2026-08-03 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

May 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 May 2018.

May 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.