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Chicago · building permits · month 2020-03

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in March 2020?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2020-03-01 to 2020-03-31, 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 March 2020

4

Combined reported cost

$27,600,002

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$23,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2020-03-01 to 2020-03-31 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2020-03-01 to 2020-03-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2020-03-10913 W WELLINGTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$23,000,000100852253
2020-03-1810000 W OHARE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$4,600,000100838564
2020-03-165700 N ASHLAND AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$1100867452
2020-03-125437 W 64TH PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1100848455
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

March 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 March 2020.

March 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.