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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.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Greater Grand Crossing, 596 issued permit records show a median processing time of 32 days; 75% were issued within 95 days and 90% within 194 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 22 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Greater Grand Crossing: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Greater Grand Crossing, 596 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 Greater Grand Crossing: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Greater Grand Crossing has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 596 issued records in the annual table.
| 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 permits in Greater Grand Crossing: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Greater Grand Crossing has 596 issued records, a 32 days median, and a 95 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| 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 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Greater Grand Crossing comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Greater Grand Crossing cohort contains 596 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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