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New Construction permits in Englewood

The typical new construction permit issued in Englewood took 22 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 125 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked282021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For New Construction permits in Englewood, 28 issued permit records show a median processing time of 22 days; 75% were issued within 125 days and 90% within 230 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait22 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within125 days75% of records

Long-wait edge230 days90% of records

Evidence28issued permits

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

New Construction permits in Englewood: wait distribution

For New Construction permits in Englewood, 28 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

25.0%

1–7 days

14.3%

8–30 days

10.7%

31–90 days

17.9%

91+ days

32.1%

Change over time

New Construction permits in Englewood: annual permit timing

New Construction permits in Englewood has 0 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning no qualifying years, representing 0 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile

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

Context

New Construction permits in Englewood: New Construction timing in comparable community areas

New Construction permits in Englewood has 28 issued records, a 22 days median, and a 125 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Englewood	22 days	125 days	28
Douglas	22 days	103 days	73
Uptown	24 days	122 days	123
Rogers Park	18 days	127 days	34
Lake View	18 days	70 days	470
West Pullman	26 days	69 days	45
Lincoln Square	16 days	74 days	206
Near West Side	16 days	74 days	574

More New Construction permits in Englewood comparisons

The New Construction permits in Englewood cohort contains 28 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

All Englewood permits Area report New Construction citywide Type report