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Chicago · building permits · month 2020-02

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in February 2020?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-29, 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 February 2020

4

Combined reported cost

$479,900

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$200,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-29 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-29, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2020-02-112854 W VAN BUREN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000100847112
2020-02-132654 N LAKEWOOD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$150,000100856464
2020-02-246025 N CLARK STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$125,000100853317
2020-02-183352 W 19TH STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$4,900100863273
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

February 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 February 2020.

February 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.