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Chicago · building permits · month 2023-11

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in November 2023?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30, 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 November 2023

6

Combined reported cost

$2,336,952

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

Largest single permit

$2,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2023-11-01 to 2023-11-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2023-11-29424 S WABASH AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$2,000,000100968490
2023-11-30100 E WALTON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$136,352B200002592
2023-11-22220 N ADA STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$100,000100984207
2023-11-021101 W VAN BUREN STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$95,000101031237
2023-11-278046 S ELLIS AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$5,400B200001890
2023-11-174834 W ARTHINGTON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$200B200001518
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

November 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 November 2023.

November 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.