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Chicago · building permits · month 2023-01

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in January 2023?

7. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31, 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 2023

7

Combined reported cost

$126,899,016

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

7

Largest single permit

$92,500,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2023-01-05225 N ELIZABETH STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$92,500,000100963815
2023-01-111104 N ELSTON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$17,873,815100993787
2023-01-181101 W VAN BUREN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$12,500,000100980817
2023-01-12900 W NELSON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$3,500,000100968496
2023-01-075020 W PATTERSON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$475,200100948007
2023-01-314928 N MOZART STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$50,000100972703
2023-01-0510000 W OHARE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1101001168
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

January 2023 · 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 2023.

January 2023 · 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.