Community area × permit type
Renovation & Alteration permits in Greater Grand Crossing
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Greater Grand Crossing took 32 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 95 days.
Records checked5962021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait32 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within95 days75% of records
Long-wait edge194 days90% of records
Evidence596issued permits
The median was 22 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 | 128 | 5 days | 47 days | 144 days |
| 2022 | 121 | 6 days | 64 days | 114 days |
| 2023 | 123 | 32 days | 89 days | 192 days |
| 2024 | 105 | 41 days | 134 days | 291 days |
| 2025 | 67 | 61 days | 102 days | 156 days |
| 2026* | 52 | 81 days | 146 days | 233 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Grand Crossing | 32 days | 95 days | 596 |
| Irving Park | 32 days | 85 days | 707 |
| South Shore | 32 days | 94 days | 711 |
| West Garfield Park | 32 days | 91 days | 360 |
| Albany Park | 33 days | 77 days | 422 |
| Edgewater | 31 days | 83 days | 638 |
| Lincoln Park | 33 days | 86 days | 1,340 |
| Lincoln Square | 33 days | 82 days | 638 |