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Chicago · building permits · month 2020-05

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in May 2020?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2020-05-01 to 2020-05-31, 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 May 2020

6

Combined reported cost

$3,330,001

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

Largest single permit

$1,100,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2020-05-01 to 2020-05-31 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2020-05-01 to 2020-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2020-05-22946 W WELLINGTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,100,000100852363
2020-05-061845 W CORTLAND STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,000,000100866156
2020-05-065255 S STATE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,000,000100866158
2020-05-052334 W CULLOM AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000100869870
2020-05-272512 W CULLOM AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$80,000100867526
2020-05-205437 W 64TH PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1100852373
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

May 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 May 2020.

May 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.