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New Construction permits in East Garfield Park
The typical new construction permit issued in East Garfield Park took 44 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 88 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For New Construction permits in East Garfield Park, 162 issued permit records show a median processing time of 44 days; 75% were issued within 88 days and 90% within 161 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 19 days slower than the previous 12 months.
New Construction permits in East Garfield Park: wait distribution
For New Construction permits in East Garfield Park, 162 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 East Garfield Park: annual permit timing
New Construction permits in East Garfield Park has 5 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 153 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | 132 days | 192 days | 272 days |
| 2022 | 37 | 0 days | 0 days | 131 days |
| 2024 | 23 | 52 days | 66 days | 105 days |
| 2025 | 41 | 62 days | 104 days | 227 days |
| 2026* | 41 | 60 days | 91 days | 374 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
New Construction permits in East Garfield Park: New Construction timing in comparable community areas
New Construction permits in East Garfield Park has 162 issued records, a 44 days median, and a 88 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Garfield Park | 44 days | 88 days | 162 |
| Jefferson Park | 46 days | 71 days | 78 |
| Lower West Side | 43 days | 145 days | 173 |
| Brighton Park | 42 days | 86 days | 77 |
| Logan Square | 42 days | 112 days | 310 |
| Belmont Cragin | 48 days | 110 days | 42 |
| Forest Glen | 48 days | 139 days | 34 |
| Washington Park | 48 days | 102 days | 108 |
More New Construction permits in East Garfield Park comparisons
The New Construction permits in East Garfield Park cohort contains 162 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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