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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.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For New Construction permits in Lincoln Park, 406 issued permit records show a median processing time of 12 days; 75% were issued within 73 days and 90% within 154 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 25 days faster than the previous 12 months.
New Construction permits in Lincoln Park: wait distribution
For New Construction permits in Lincoln Park, 406 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
New Construction permits in Lincoln Park: annual permit timing
New Construction permits in Lincoln Park has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 406 issued records in the annual table.
| 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 permits in Lincoln Park: New Construction timing in comparable community areas
New Construction permits in Lincoln Park has 406 issued records, a 12 days median, and a 73 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| 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 |
More New Construction permits in Lincoln Park comparisons
The New Construction permits in Lincoln Park cohort contains 406 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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