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Chicago · building permits · month 2022-01

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in January 2022?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31, 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 2022

4

Combined reported cost

$16,030,002

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$16,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2022-01-01 to 2022-01-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2022-01-18434 E 26TH STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$16,000,000100954920
2022-01-13919 W WISCONSIN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$30,000100910095
2022-01-2743 N HOMAN BLVDPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$1100956724
2022-01-134423 S DRAKE AVEPERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT$1100955246
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

January 2022 · 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 2022.

January 2022 · 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.