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Chicago · building permits · month 2025-01

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in January 2025?

7. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31, 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 January 2025

7

Combined reported cost

$2,631,700

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

7

Largest single permit

$1,915,700

highest reported cost this month

Window 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-01-226045 S KENWOOD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,915,700B200411732
2025-01-085454 S WOODLAWN AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000101058193
2025-01-121450 N ASTOR STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$100,000B200397784
2025-01-141810 N ORLEANS STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$60,000101060823
2025-01-302026 N BISSELL STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$30,000B200411325
2025-01-1488 W SCHILLER STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$20,000B200410565
2025-01-256717 S ASHLAND AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$6,000B200404570
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

January 2025 · 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 January 2025.

January 2025 · 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.