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Chicago · building permits · month 2020-10

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in October 2020?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2020-10-01 to 2020-10-31, 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 October 2020

4

Combined reported cost

$764,294

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$656,294

highest reported cost this month

Window 2020-10-01 to 2020-10-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2020-10-01 to 2020-10-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2020-10-163642 W 47TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$656,294100839857
2020-10-156535 S GREENWOOD AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$60,000100887016
2020-10-148150 S BISHOP STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$33,000100895445
2020-10-23515 N LAWLER AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$15,000100896820
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

October 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 October 2020.

October 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.