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Renovation & Alteration permits in Garfield Ridge
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Garfield Ridge took 37 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 95 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Garfield Ridge, 274 issued permit records show a median processing time of 37 days; 75% were issued within 95 days and 90% within 202 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 23 days faster than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Garfield Ridge: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Garfield Ridge, 274 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 Garfield Ridge: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Garfield Ridge has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 274 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | 25 days | 66 days | 139 days |
| 2022 | 64 | 1.5 days | 84 days | 166 days |
| 2023 | 56 | 4.5 days | 46 days | 96 days |
| 2024 | 43 | 72 days | 170 days | 262 days |
| 2025 | 33 | 62 days | 154 days | 292 days |
| 2026* | 30 | 62 days | 98 days | 146 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Garfield Ridge: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Garfield Ridge has 274 issued records, a 37 days median, and a 95 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Ridge | 37 days | 95 days | 274 |
| Uptown | 37 days | 89 days | 519 |
| South Chicago | 36 days | 98 days | 358 |
| Calumet Heights | 36 days | 86 days | 133 |
| Hegewisch | 38 days | 132 days | 54 |
| Logan Square | 36 days | 100 days | 1,286 |
| South Deering | 36 days | 113 days | 85 |
| West Town | 36 days | 97 days | 1,728 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Garfield Ridge comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Garfield Ridge cohort contains 274 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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