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New Construction permits in Austin
The typical new construction permit issued in Austin took 64 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 137 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For New Construction permits in Austin, 161 issued permit records show a median processing time of 64 days; 75% were issued within 137 days and 90% within 245 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 26 days slower than the previous 12 months.
New Construction permits in Austin: wait distribution
For New Construction permits in Austin, 161 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
New Construction permits in Austin: annual permit timing
New Construction permits in Austin has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 161 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | 20 days | 41 days | 100 days |
| 2022 | 34 | 21 days | 98 days | 155 days |
| 2023 | 28 | 78 days | 164 days | 288 days |
| 2024 | 23 | 149 days | 245 days | 272 days |
| 2025 | 32 | 58 days | 83 days | 141 days |
| 2026* | 20 | 91 days | 185 days | 288 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
New Construction permits in Austin: New Construction timing in comparable community areas
New Construction permits in Austin has 161 issued records, a 64 days median, and a 137 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 64 days | 137 days | 161 |
| West Ridge | 62 days | 125 days | 95 |
| South Lawndale | 59 days | 187 days | 70 |
| Garfield Ridge | 57 days | 182 days | 39 |
| Grand Boulevard | 57 days | 96 days | 245 |
| Humboldt Park | 55 days | 112 days | 227 |
| Pullman | 73 days | 128 days | 25 |
| Avondale | 54 days | 98 days | 107 |
More New Construction permits in Austin comparisons
The New Construction permits in Austin cohort contains 161 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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