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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Hyde Park

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Hyde Park took 20 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 60 days.

Records checked4482021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait20 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within60 days75% of records
Long-wait edge113 days90% of records
Evidence448issued permits

The median was 3 days faster 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
25.4%
1–7 days
16.3%
8–30 days
17.6%
31–90 days
26.1%
91+ days
14.5%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021710 days7 days60 days
2022770 days7 days92 days
2023897 days54 days82 days
20247646 days84 days212 days
20258737 days82 days130 days
2026*4832 days74 days152 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

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Fuller Park20 days98 days68
Hyde Park20 days60 days448
East Side21 days71 days96
Oakland22 days131 days85
Armour Square25 days76 days153
Chatham26 days77 days444
Near North Side13 days50 days2,586
Auburn Gresham28 days96 days612