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Chicago · building permits · month 2023-05

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in May 2023?

3. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2023-05-01 to 2023-05-31, 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 2023

3

Combined reported cost

$109,120,500

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

3

Largest single permit

$109,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2023-05-01 to 2023-05-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2023-05-01 to 2023-05-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2023-05-095201 S HARPER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$109,000,000100986836
2023-05-152400 S MARSHALL BLVDPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$120,000100990786
2023-05-042918 W DIVERSEY AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$500101015543
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

May 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 May 2023.

May 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.