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Renovation & Alteration permits in Lincoln Square

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Lincoln Square took 33 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 82 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked6382021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Renovation & Alteration permits in Lincoln Square, 638 issued permit records show a median processing time of 33 days; 75% were issued within 82 days and 90% within 162 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait33 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within82 days75% of records

Long-wait edge162 days90% of records

Evidence638issued permits

The median was 2 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Renovation & Alteration permits in Lincoln Square: wait distribution

For Renovation & Alteration permits in Lincoln Square, 638 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

18.7%

1–7 days

14.3%

8–30 days

15.4%

31–90 days

28.8%

91+ days

22.9%

Change over time

Renovation & Alteration permits in Lincoln Square: annual permit timing

Renovation & Alteration permits in Lincoln Square has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 638 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	117	3 days	44 days	101 days
2022	121	2 days	47 days	118 days
2023	106	34 days	87 days	137 days
2024	104	42 days	89 days	182 days
2025	96	59 days	126 days	200 days
2026*	94	59 days	104 days	201 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

Renovation & Alteration permits in Lincoln Square: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas

Renovation & Alteration permits in Lincoln Square has 638 issued records, a 33 days median, and a 82 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Albany Park	33 days	77 days	422
Lincoln Park	33 days	86 days	1,340
Lincoln Square	33 days	82 days	638
Mckinley Park	33 days	106 days	176
North Center	33 days	84 days	755
East Garfield Park	34 days	94 days	400
Greater Grand Crossing	32 days	95 days	596
Irving Park	32 days	85 days	707

More Renovation & Alteration permits in Lincoln Square comparisons

The Renovation & Alteration permits in Lincoln Square cohort contains 638 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

All Lincoln Square permits Area report Renovation & Alteration citywide Type report