Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

Community area × permit type

New Construction permits in Logan Square

The typical new construction permit issued in Logan Square took 42 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 112 days.

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

Records checked3102021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For New Construction permits in Logan Square, 310 issued permit records show a median processing time of 42 days; 75% were issued within 112 days and 90% within 230 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait42 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within112 days75% of records
Long-wait edge230 days90% of records
Evidence310issued permits

The median was 8.5 days faster than the previous 12 months.

New Construction permits in Logan Square: wait distribution

For New Construction permits in Logan Square, 310 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
29.0%
1–7 days
2.6%
8–30 days
11.3%
31–90 days
26.1%
91+ days
31.0%

Change over time

New Construction permits in Logan Square: annual permit timing

New Construction permits in Logan Square has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 310 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021730 days103 days200 days
2022560 days67 days147 days
20234226 days103 days212 days
20244560 days145 days221 days
20255356 days126 days261 days
2026*4168 days146 days360 days

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

Context

New Construction permits in Logan Square: New Construction timing in comparable community areas

New Construction permits in Logan Square has 310 issued records, a 42 days median, and a 112 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Brighton Park42 days86 days77
Logan Square42 days112 days310
Lower West Side43 days145 days173
East Garfield Park44 days88 days162
Edison Park38 days85 days37
Jefferson Park46 days71 days78
North Center38 days84 days373
Ohare38 days116 days31