Community area × permit type
New Construction permits in Lake View
The typical new construction permit issued in Lake View took 18 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 70 days.
Records checked4702021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait18 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within70 days75% of records
Long-wait edge168 days90% of records
Evidence470issued permits
The median was 7 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.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | 0 days | 13 days | 68 days |
| 2022 | 82 | 0 days | 10 days | 90 days |
| 2023 | 94 | 22 days | 69 days | 274 days |
| 2024 | 76 | 40 days | 99 days | 181 days |
| 2025 | 71 | 55 days | 94 days | 163 days |
| 2026* | 78 | 41 days | 80 days | 165 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
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View | 18 days | 70 days | 470 |
| Rogers Park | 18 days | 127 days | 34 |
| Lincoln Square | 16 days | 74 days | 206 |
| Near West Side | 16 days | 74 days | 574 |
| Englewood | 22 days | 125 days | 28 |
| Douglas | 22 days | 103 days | 73 |
| Uptown | 24 days | 122 days | 123 |
| Lincoln Park | 12 days | 73 days | 406 |