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

Community area × permit type

New Construction permits in Bridgeport

The typical new construction permit issued in Bridgeport took 53 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 151 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked1252021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For New Construction permits in Bridgeport, 125 issued permit records show a median processing time of 53 days; 75% were issued within 151 days and 90% within 500 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait53 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within151 days75% of records
Long-wait edge500 days90% of records
Evidence125issued permits

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

New Construction permits in Bridgeport: wait distribution

For New Construction permits in Bridgeport, 125 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
18.4%
1–7 days
0.8%
8–30 days
14.4%
31–90 days
28.8%
91+ days
37.6%

Change over time

New Construction permits in Bridgeport: annual permit timing

New Construction permits in Bridgeport has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 125 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214220 days44 days175 days
20221928 days54 days179 days
202314144 days418 days597 days
20241171 days129 days490 days
202527132 days440 days679 days
2026*1256 days136 days177 days

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

Context

New Construction permits in Bridgeport: New Construction timing in comparable community areas

New Construction permits in Bridgeport has 125 issued records, a 53 days median, and a 151 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Bridgeport53 days151 days125
Mount Greenwood53 days105 days29
North Lawndale54 days145 days242
Avondale54 days98 days107
Irving Park52 days110 days185
Albany Park52 days123 days62
Dunning51 days150 days39
Edgewater51 days112 days91