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Chicago · building permits · month 2019-12

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in December 2019?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2019-12-01 to 2019-12-31, 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 2019

4

Combined reported cost

$37,555,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$30,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2019-12-01 to 2019-12-31 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2019-12-01 to 2019-12-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2019-12-161461 S BLUE ISLAND AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$30,000,000100838788
2019-12-277030 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$5,300,000100820318
2019-12-067030 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,955,000100802067
2019-12-314207 W 35TH PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$300,000100839087
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

December 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 December 2019.

December 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.