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

Community area × permit type

New Construction permits in Edgewater

The typical new construction permit issued in Edgewater took 51 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 112 days.

Records checked912021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait51 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within112 days75% of records
Long-wait edge221 days90% of records
Evidence91issued permits

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

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
29.7%
1–7 days
7.7%
8–30 days
4.4%
31–90 days
26.4%
91+ days
31.9%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021210 days111 days174 days
2022120 days27 days70 days
20231766 days119 days260 days
20241199 days196 days413 days
20251254 days103 days112 days
2026*1869 days120 days171 days

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

Context

New Construction timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Dunning51 days150 days39
Edgewater51 days112 days91
Albany Park52 days123 days62
Irving Park52 days110 days185
Norwood Park50 days104 days62
Mckinley Park50 days148 days50
Bridgeport53 days151 days125
Mount Greenwood53 days105 days29