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Chicago · building permits · month 2008-07

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in July 2008?

3. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2008-07-01 to 2008-07-31, 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 July 2008

3

Combined reported cost

$12,021,690

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

3

Largest single permit

$12,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2008-07-01 to 2008-07-31 · measured 2026-08-08 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2008-07-01 to 2008-07-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2008-07-171620 W HARRISON STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$12,000,000100248041
2008-07-318751 S WINCHESTER AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$15,000100246571
2008-07-093642 W HIRSCH STPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$6,690100152867
Fetched 2026-08-08 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

July 2008 · 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 July 2008.

July 2008 · 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.