Community area × permit type
New Construction permits in Grand Boulevard
The typical new construction permit issued in Grand Boulevard took 57 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 96 days.
Records checked2452021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait57 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within96 days75% of records
Long-wait edge196 days90% of records
Evidence245issued permits
The median was 18 days slower than the previous 12 months.
How the waits are distributed
Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | 53 days | 93 days | 165 days |
| 2022 | 48 | 14 days | 147 days | 216 days |
| 2023 | 28 | 64 days | 142 days | 275 days |
| 2024 | 39 | 58 days | 90 days | 369 days |
| 2025 | 46 | 62 days | 86 days | 178 days |
| 2026* | 31 | 68 days | 84 days | 123 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
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Ridge | 57 days | 182 days | 39 |
| Grand Boulevard | 57 days | 96 days | 245 |
| Humboldt Park | 55 days | 112 days | 227 |
| South Lawndale | 59 days | 187 days | 70 |
| Avondale | 54 days | 98 days | 107 |
| North Lawndale | 54 days | 145 days | 242 |
| Bridgeport | 53 days | 151 days | 125 |
| Mount Greenwood | 53 days | 105 days | 29 |