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Chicago · building permits · month 2011-04

How many excavation permits did Chicago issue in April 2011?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30, 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 April 2011

4

Combined reported cost

$25,538,150

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$25,000,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30 · measured 2026-08-07 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago excavation permits issued 2011-04-01 to 2011-04-30, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2011-04-0811601 W TOUHY AVEPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$25,000,000100388877
2011-04-271233 N WELLS STPERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION$500,000100391114
2011-04-251449 W FOSTER AVEPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$23,150100391265
2011-04-191432 N STATE PKWYPERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS$15,000100390466
Fetched 2026-08-07 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

April 2011 · 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 April 2011.

April 2011 · 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.