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Chicago · building permits · month 2018-12

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in December 2018?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2018-12-01 to 2018-12-31, 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 2018

4

Combined reported cost

$13,547,800

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$12,900,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2018-12-01 to 2018-12-31 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2018-12-01 to 2018-12-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2018-12-061156 E 61ST STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$12,900,000100796476
2018-12-12905 W FULTON MARKETPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000100776204
2018-12-182508 N SPAULDING AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$180,000100793048
2018-12-05631 N LA SALLE DRPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$17,800100796078
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

December 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 December 2018.

December 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.