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Renovation & Alteration permits in Austin
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Austin took 35 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 97 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Austin, 1,097 issued permit records show a median processing time of 35 days; 75% were issued within 97 days and 90% within 202 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 20 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Austin: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Austin, 1,097 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Renovation & Alteration permits in Austin: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Austin has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,097 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 232 | 12 days | 78 days | 211 days |
| 2022 | 243 | 7 days | 62 days | 136 days |
| 2023 | 179 | 20 days | 84 days | 205 days |
| 2024 | 198 | 44 days | 104 days | 198 days |
| 2025 | 147 | 64 days | 144 days | 287 days |
| 2026* | 98 | 70 days | 122 days | 191 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Austin: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Austin has 1,097 issued records, a 35 days median, and a 97 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 35 days | 97 days | 1,097 |
| Englewood | 35 days | 97 days | 571 |
| Pullman | 35 days | 120 days | 99 |
| West Pullman | 35 days | 96 days | 192 |
| Beverly | 36 days | 91 days | 308 |
| Calumet Heights | 36 days | 86 days | 133 |
| East Garfield Park | 34 days | 94 days | 400 |
| Logan Square | 36 days | 100 days | 1,286 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Austin comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Austin cohort contains 1,097 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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