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Chicago · building permits · month 2020-01

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in January 2020?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2020-01-01 to 2020-01-31, 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 January 2020

6

Combined reported cost

$257,640,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

5

Largest single permit

$201,700,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2020-01-01 to 2020-01-31 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2020-01-01 to 2020-01-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2020-01-311520 W HARRISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$201,700,000100802501
2020-01-141227 E 60TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$55,000,000100858033
2020-01-09913 W WELLINGTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$860,000100843517
2020-01-021520 W HARRISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$65,000100814452
2020-01-062016 N WINCHESTER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$15,000100800646
2020-01-167030 N SACRAMENTO AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAMB100858743
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

January 2020 · 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 January 2020.

January 2020 · 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.