Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

Community area × permit type

New Construction permits in Albany Park

The typical new construction permit issued in Albany Park took 52 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 123 days.

Records checked622021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait52 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within123 days75% of records
Long-wait edge198 days90% of records
Evidence62issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
22.6%
1–7 days
4.8%
8–30 days
9.7%
31–90 days
25.8%
91+ days
37.1%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021190 days14 days91 days
20231040 days92 days429 days
202514104 days128 days144 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

New Construction timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park52 days123 days62
Dunning51 days150 days39
Edgewater51 days112 days91
Irving Park52 days110 days185
Bridgeport53 days151 days125
Mount Greenwood53 days105 days29
Norwood Park50 days104 days62
Mckinley Park50 days148 days50