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Chicago · building permits · month 2019-07

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in July 2019?

8. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2019-07-01 to 2019-07-31, 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 July 2019

8

Combined reported cost

$141,251,751

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

8

Largest single permit

$131,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2019-07-01 to 2019-07-31 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2019-07-01 to 2019-07-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2019-07-015700 S CICERO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$131,000,000100689832
2019-07-171962 N MILWAUKEE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$3,544,250100794983
2019-07-021461 S BLUE ISLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,500,000100808229
2019-07-298601 W FOSTER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,000,000100800255
2019-07-1911601 W TOUHY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,600,000100823896
2019-07-082353 S WENTWORTH AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$600,000100813207
2019-07-113539 W LAWRENCE AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$7,500100830077
2019-07-221461 S BLUE ISLAND AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$1100831685
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

July 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 July 2019.

July 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.