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Chicago · building permits · month 2025-02

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in February 2025?

14. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28, 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 February 2025

14

Combined reported cost

$13,998,246

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

14

Largest single permit

$7,487,318

highest reported cost this month

Window 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-02-181122 W CATALPA AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$7,487,318B200411318
2025-02-0725 N MICHIGAN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,150,000B200411839
2025-02-25525 W HAWTHORNE PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,572,510B200413869
2025-02-20822 W ALDINE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$950,000101048876
2025-02-111314 S MILLARD AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$520,000101058605
2025-02-252226 S WHIPPLE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$450,000B200413614
2025-02-113723 N OAKLEY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$350,000101064160
2025-02-201301 N DEARBORN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$307,338B200414109
2025-02-204522 N KENTON AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$130,000101053233
2025-02-25600 N JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$60,000B200411787
2025-02-191640 W OGDEN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$11,580B200400999
2025-02-262001 N SAYRE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$5,000B200414700
2025-02-213853 W 60TH PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,500B200414398
2025-02-031880 N MILWAUKEE AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$1,000101063620
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

February 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 February 2025.

February 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.