Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

Community area × permit type

New Construction permits in Humboldt Park

The typical new construction permit issued in Humboldt Park took 55 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 112 days.

Records checked2272021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait55 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within112 days75% of records
Long-wait edge201 days90% of records
Evidence227issued permits

The median was 16 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.

Same day
19.8%
1–7 days
3.1%
8–30 days
9.7%
31–90 days
35.2%
91+ days
32.2%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021436 days57 days97 days
2022420.5 days54 days205 days
20232583 days143 days196 days
20242343 days116 days150 days
20255673 days113 days197 days
2026*3876 days137 days322 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

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Humboldt Park55 days112 days227
Avondale54 days98 days107
North Lawndale54 days145 days242
Bridgeport53 days151 days125
Garfield Ridge57 days182 days39
Grand Boulevard57 days96 days245
Mount Greenwood53 days105 days29
Irving Park52 days110 days185