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Chicago · building permits · month 2022-04

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in April 2022?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30, 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 April 2022

4

Combined reported cost

$82,307,500

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$80,100,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2022-04-20160 N MORGAN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$80,100,000100957442
2022-04-281475 N KINGSBURY STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,400,000100952674
2022-04-061475 N KINGSBURY STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$800,000100949552
2022-04-012818 N ROCKWELL STPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$7,500100965253
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

April 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 April 2022.

April 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.