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Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lincoln Square
The typical wrecking & demolition permit issued in Lincoln Square took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 42 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lincoln Square, 96 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 42 days and 90% within 66 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.
Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lincoln Square: wait distribution
For Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lincoln Square, 96 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lincoln Square: annual permit timing
Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lincoln Square has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 96 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | 57 days | 67 days | 86 days |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 days | 0 days | 121 days |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 days | 0 days | 6.3 days |
| 2026* | 11 | 44 days | 62 days | 64 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lincoln Square: Wrecking & Demolition timing in comparable community areas
Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lincoln Square has 96 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 42 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Park | 0 days | 67 days | 28 |
| Auburn Gresham | 0 days | 28 days | 44 |
| Austin | 0 days | 50 days | 88 |
| Avondale | 0 days | 38 days | 55 |
| Bridgeport | 0 days | 50 days | 63 |
| Chicago Lawn | 0 days | 0 days | 33 |
| East Garfield Park | 0 days | 43 days | 33 |
| Edgewater | 0 days | 49 days | 49 |
More Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lincoln Square comparisons
The Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lincoln Square cohort contains 96 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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