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Chicago · building permits · month 2023-04

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in April 2023?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2023-04-01 to 2023-04-30, 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 2023

6

Combined reported cost

$152,517,112

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

Largest single permit

$77,092,111

highest reported cost this month

Window 2023-04-01 to 2023-04-30 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2023-04-01 to 2023-04-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2023-04-0510000 W OHARE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$77,092,111101011725
2023-04-261101 W VAN BUREN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$71,400,000100992388
2023-04-273401 W BARRY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$2,000,000101014613
2023-04-114307 S PRAIRIE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,500,000100982712
2023-04-25633 S LA SALLE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$525,000100980754
2023-04-043118 N OLCOTT AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$1101011620
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

April 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 April 2023.

April 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.