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

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Logan Square

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Logan Square took 36 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 100 days.

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

Records checked1,2862021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Renovation & Alteration permits in Logan Square, 1,286 issued permit records show a median processing time of 36 days; 75% were issued within 100 days and 90% within 181 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait36 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within100 days75% of records
Long-wait edge181 days90% of records
Evidence1,286issued permits

The median was 22 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Renovation & Alteration permits in Logan Square: wait distribution

For Renovation & Alteration permits in Logan Square, 1,286 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
20.8%
1–7 days
13.2%
8–30 days
13.3%
31–90 days
24.8%
91+ days
27.8%

Change over time

Renovation & Alteration permits in Logan Square: annual permit timing

Renovation & Alteration permits in Logan Square has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,286 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20212395 days61 days114 days
20222956 days70 days158 days
202321718 days82 days192 days
202422256 days103 days200 days
202518178 days132 days214 days
2026*13283 days137 days223 days

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

Context

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

Renovation & Alteration permits in Logan Square has 1,286 issued records, a 36 days median, and a 100 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Calumet Heights36 days86 days133
Logan Square36 days100 days1,286
South Deering36 days113 days85
West Town36 days97 days1,728
Beverly36 days91 days308
South Chicago36 days98 days358
Austin35 days97 days1,097
Englewood35 days97 days571