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Renovation & Alteration permits in East Side
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in East Side took 21 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 71 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in East Side, 96 issued permit records show a median processing time of 21 days; 75% were issued within 71 days and 90% within 132 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.
Renovation & Alteration permits in East Side: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in East Side, 96 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 East Side: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in East Side has 5 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 88 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | 3 days | 52 days | 135 days |
| 2023 | 20 | 2.5 days | 26 days | 87 days |
| 2024 | 18 | 56 days | 96 days | 139 days |
| 2025 | 17 | 29 days | 49 days | 63 days |
| 2026* | 10 | 32 days | 95 days | 194 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in East Side: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in East Side has 96 issued records, a 21 days median, and a 71 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Side | 21 days | 71 days | 96 |
| Fuller Park | 20 days | 98 days | 68 |
| Hyde Park | 20 days | 60 days | 448 |
| Oakland | 22 days | 131 days | 85 |
| Armour Square | 25 days | 76 days | 153 |
| Chatham | 26 days | 77 days | 444 |
| Auburn Gresham | 28 days | 96 days | 612 |
| Avondale | 28 days | 85 days | 534 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in East Side comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in East Side cohort contains 96 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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