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Renovation & Alteration permits in Chatham
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Chatham took 26 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 77 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Chatham, 444 issued permit records show a median processing time of 26 days; 75% were issued within 77 days and 90% within 146 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 20 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Chatham: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Chatham, 444 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 Chatham: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Chatham has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 444 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | 6 days | 56 days | 100 days |
| 2022 | 83 | 3 days | 44 days | 91 days |
| 2023 | 93 | 17 days | 83 days | 178 days |
| 2024 | 78 | 38 days | 76 days | 142 days |
| 2025 | 59 | 48 days | 96 days | 150 days |
| 2026* | 36 | 60 days | 116 days | 254 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Chatham: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Chatham has 444 issued records, a 26 days median, and a 77 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 26 days | 77 days | 444 |
| Armour Square | 25 days | 76 days | 153 |
| Auburn Gresham | 28 days | 96 days | 612 |
| Avondale | 28 days | 85 days | 534 |
| Lake View | 28 days | 77 days | 1,391 |
| Rogers Park | 28 days | 80 days | 375 |
| Grand Boulevard | 29 days | 106 days | 400 |
| Oakland | 22 days | 131 days | 85 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Chatham comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Chatham cohort contains 444 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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