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Renovation & Alteration permits in Belmont Cragin
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Belmont Cragin took 48 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 117 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Belmont Cragin, 389 issued permit records show a median processing time of 48 days; 75% were issued within 117 days and 90% within 209 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 29 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Belmont Cragin: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Belmont Cragin, 389 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 Belmont Cragin: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Belmont Cragin has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 389 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | 4 days | 80 days | 156 days |
| 2022 | 78 | 21 days | 102 days | 209 days |
| 2023 | 75 | 45 days | 110 days | 199 days |
| 2024 | 68 | 63 days | 164 days | 237 days |
| 2025 | 54 | 56 days | 116 days | 175 days |
| 2026* | 35 | 84 days | 144 days | 206 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Belmont Cragin: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Belmont Cragin has 389 issued records, a 48 days median, and a 117 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Heights | 48 days | 104 days | 109 |
| Belmont Cragin | 48 days | 117 days | 389 |
| Lower West Side | 48 days | 118 days | 560 |
| South Lawndale | 48 days | 115 days | 504 |
| Near South Side | 48 days | 106 days | 238 |
| Kenwood | 47 days | 108 days | 233 |
| North Park | 47 days | 120 days | 213 |
| Norwood Park | 47 days | 105 days | 356 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Belmont Cragin comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Belmont Cragin cohort contains 389 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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