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Chicago · building permits · month 2022-05

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in May 2022?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31, 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 May 2022

6

Combined reported cost

$47,528,011

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

Largest single permit

$45,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2022-05-01 to 2022-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2022-05-10633 S LA SALLE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$45,000,000100935222
2022-05-04920 N WELLS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,000,000100956253
2022-05-171134 S WOOD STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$464,000100924570
2022-05-054411 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$450,000100960566
2022-05-193435 W FULLERTON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$360,000100965430
2022-05-024800 S CHICAGO BEACH DRPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$254,011100969896
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

May 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 May 2022.

May 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.