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Renovation & Alteration permits in Edgewater
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Edgewater took 31 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 83 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Edgewater, 638 issued permit records show a median processing time of 31 days; 75% were issued within 83 days and 90% within 163 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 5.5 days faster than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Edgewater: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Edgewater, 638 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 Edgewater: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Edgewater has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 638 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 137 | 2 days | 49 days | 121 days |
| 2022 | 117 | 1 day | 50 days | 131 days |
| 2023 | 120 | 23 days | 83 days | 163 days |
| 2024 | 104 | 53 days | 103 days | 167 days |
| 2025 | 99 | 58 days | 105 days | 178 days |
| 2026* | 61 | 51 days | 98 days | 189 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Edgewater: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Edgewater has 638 issued records, a 31 days median, and a 83 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater | 31 days | 83 days | 638 |
| West Garfield Park | 32 days | 91 days | 360 |
| Greater Grand Crossing | 32 days | 95 days | 596 |
| Irving Park | 32 days | 85 days | 707 |
| South Shore | 32 days | 94 days | 711 |
| Albany Park | 33 days | 77 days | 422 |
| Grand Boulevard | 29 days | 106 days | 400 |
| Lincoln Park | 33 days | 86 days | 1,340 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Edgewater comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Edgewater cohort contains 638 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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