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Chicago · building permits · month 2024-11

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in November 2024?

10. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30, 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 2024

10

Combined reported cost

$16,180,962

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

10

Largest single permit

$15,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2024-11-051880 N MILWAUKEE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$15,000,000101051521
2024-11-075051 N BROADWAYPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$430,000B200403040
2024-11-121111 S WABASH AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$265,612B200404125
2024-11-044161 S HALSTED STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$250,000101050156
2024-11-053600 N JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$126,600B200402393
2024-11-274703 S JUSTINE STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$50,000101059813
2024-11-081450 N ASTOR STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$30,000B200403860
2024-11-011455 N SANDBURG TERPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$20,000B200403396
2024-11-1520 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$8,000B200027503
2024-11-254900 S LARAMIE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$750B200405677
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

November 2024 · 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 2024.

November 2024 · 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.