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Chicago · building permits · month 2019-05

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in May 2019?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2019-05-01 to 2019-05-31, 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 2019

4

Combined reported cost

$3,105,547

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$2,900,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2019-05-01 to 2019-05-31 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2019-05-01 to 2019-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2019-05-241520 W HARRISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,900,000100795990
2019-05-012731 N KEDZIE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$122,047100802166
2019-05-246314 N WINTHROP AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$75,000100803374
2019-05-023712 S WABASH AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$8,500100817756
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

May 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 May 2019.

May 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.