Community area × permit type
New Construction permits in Lincoln Park
The typical new construction permit issued in Lincoln Park took 12 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 73 days.
Records checked4062021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait12 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within73 days75% of records
Long-wait edge154 days90% of records
Evidence406issued permits
The median was 25 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 | 81 | 0 days | 41 days | 120 days |
| 2022 | 73 | 0 days | 7 days | 61 days |
| 2023 | 54 | 8 days | 51 days | 175 days |
| 2024 | 76 | 52 days | 92 days | 150 days |
| 2025 | 67 | 34 days | 89 days | 172 days |
| 2026* | 55 | 26 days | 91 days | 156 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park | 12 days | 73 days | 406 |
| South Shore | 7.5 days | 126 days | 30 |
| Near North Side | 7 days | 48 days | 350 |
| Near West Side | 16 days | 74 days | 574 |
| Lincoln Square | 16 days | 74 days | 206 |
| Lake View | 18 days | 70 days | 470 |
| Oakland | 5 days | 114 days | 25 |
| Rogers Park | 18 days | 127 days | 34 |