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Chicago · building permits · month 2019-04

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in April 2019?

8. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2019-04-01 to 2019-04-30, 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 2019

8

Combined reported cost

$3,392,921

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

7

Largest single permit

$3,250,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2019-04-01 to 2019-04-30 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2019-04-01 to 2019-04-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2019-04-171646 N HALSTED STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$3,250,000100782163
2019-04-183438 N PAULINA STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$77,899100802168
2019-04-161045 N LEAVITT STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$65,000100682148
2019-04-16521 N BISHOP STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$10100814685
2019-04-16525 N BISHOP STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$10100814677
2019-04-254433 S DRAKE AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$1100815941
2019-04-102545 S DR MARTIN L KING JR DRPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$1100797140
2019-04-2511601 W TOUHY AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB100816525
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

April 2019 · 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 2019.

April 2019 · 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.