Community area × permit type
Renovation & Alteration permits in Irving Park
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Irving Park took 32 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 85 days.
Records checked7072021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait32 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within85 days75% of records
Long-wait edge172 days90% of records
Evidence707issued permits
The median was 0.5 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 | 143 | 2 days | 52 days | 97 days |
| 2022 | 149 | 3 days | 51 days | 151 days |
| 2023 | 131 | 19 days | 65 days | 140 days |
| 2024 | 111 | 52 days | 102 days | 222 days |
| 2025 | 105 | 63 days | 111 days | 178 days |
| 2026* | 68 | 60 days | 134 days | 250 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 |