KOVA SIGNALS

Chicago · building permits · month 2025-12

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in December 2025?

13. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31, 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 2025

13

Combined reported cost

$36,162,102

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

13

Largest single permit

$24,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2025-12-01 to 2025-12-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2025-12-16310 W HURON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$24,000,000101075524
2025-12-10200 N STATE STPERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION$6,000,000101068938
2025-12-171641 W HARRISON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,268,170B200453944
2025-12-16860 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,400,000B200453044
2025-12-16840 W SUNNYSIDE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$922,005101074754
2025-12-081410 S MUSEUM CAMPUS DRPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$230,000101071977
2025-12-082030 S STATE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$115,627B200450987
2025-12-223200 N JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$108,000B200454318
2025-12-014801 S KENWOOD AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$100,000B200443119
2025-12-051400 N JEAN BAPTISTE POINTE DUSABLE LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$10,000B200452632
2025-12-17318 W CONCORD PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$5,200B200452533
2025-12-175303 N MILWAUKEE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,000B200452808
2025-12-232133 W CHARLESTON STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$100B200448498
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

December 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 December 2025.

December 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.