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Chicago · building permits · month 2023-09

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in September 2023?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30, 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 September 2023

4

Combined reported cost

$29,287,580

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$28,491,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2023-09-212131 W MONROE STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$28,491,000101032475
2023-09-261810 N ORLEANS STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$600,000101012639
2023-09-132134 W WAVELAND AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$156,580101013918
2023-09-194607 N MAGNOLIA AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$40,000101029594
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

September 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 September 2023.

September 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.