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Chicago · building permits · month 2006-11

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in November 2006?

6. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2006-11-01 to 2006-11-30, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read daily. 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 2006

6

Combined reported cost

$90,092,500

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

6

Largest single permit

$90,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2006-11-01 to 2006-11-30 · measured 2026-08-09 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2006-11-01 to 2006-11-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2006-11-16360 E SOUTH WATER STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$90,000,000100145831
2006-11-22353 N DESPLAINES STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$50,000100150099
2006-11-223235 N LEAVITT STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$15,000100149162
2006-11-072840 W FULTON STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$11,000100144686
2006-11-013044 N SOUTHPORT AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$8,500100146154
2006-11-013632 N PACIFIC AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$8,000100143592
Fetched 2026-08-09 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

November 2006 · 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 2006.

November 2006 · 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.