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Chicago · building permits · month 2007-10

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in October 2007?

5. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2007-10-01 to 2007-10-31, 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 October 2007

5

Combined reported cost

$355,000

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

5

Largest single permit

$200,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2007-10-01 to 2007-10-31 · measured 2026-08-08 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2007-10-01 to 2007-10-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2007-10-052241 W SHAKESPEARE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$200,000100194683
2007-10-18410 N DEARBORN STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$85,000100207122
2007-10-181322 S PLYMOUTH CTPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$35,000100198649
2007-10-222015 N RACINE AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$20,000100189312
2007-10-178 E 9TH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$15,000100207018
Fetched 2026-08-08 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

October 2007 · 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 October 2007.

October 2007 · 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.