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Chicago · building permits · month 2022-02

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in February 2022?

5. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28, 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 2022

5

Combined reported cost

$20,310,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

5

Largest single permit

$14,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2022-02-0842 W 37TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$14,000,000100907000
2022-02-153501 N HALSTED STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$4,000,000100941137
2022-02-2310000 W OHARE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,200,000100959459
2022-02-09751 N HUDSON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$60,000100942311
2022-02-097140 N OZARK AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$50,000100958332
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

February 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 February 2022.

February 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.