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Chicago · building permits · month 2024-12

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in December 2024?

8. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31, 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 December 2024

8

Combined reported cost

$2,239,147

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

8

Largest single permit

$601,047

highest reported cost this month

Window 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2024-12-171 N DEARBORN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$601,047B200407937
2024-12-172031 W HUTCHINSON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101060746
2024-12-171609 W 21ST PLPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101050276
2024-12-197619 S VERNON AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$320,000101061868
2024-12-114800 S CHICAGO BEACH DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$181,760B200408324
2024-12-041530 N STATE PKWYPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$90,000101060787
2024-12-09600 W CHICAGO AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$40,000B200406972
2024-12-106001 S VERNON AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$6,340B200404317
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

December 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 December 2024.

December 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.