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Chicago · building permits · month 2022-03

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in March 2022?

11. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31, 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 2022

11

Combined reported cost

$66,737,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

11

Largest single permit

$33,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2022-03-01 to 2022-03-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2022-03-01550 W RANDOLPH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$33,000,000100864722
2022-03-2541 W 36TH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$30,000,000100900432
2022-03-31160 N MORGAN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,500,000100945950
2022-03-096940 S MERRILL AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$1,100,000100915651
2022-03-31633 S LA SALLE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$525,000100934004
2022-03-172122 W SCHILLER STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$350,000100950087
2022-03-2511427 S CENTRAL PARK AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000100955340
2022-03-302617 S WABASH AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$57,000100961074
2022-03-143121 S HALSTED STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$5,000100957573
2022-03-014427 S DRAKE AVEPERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT$0100955247
2022-03-014429 S DRAKE AVEPERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT$0100955248
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

March 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 March 2022.

March 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.