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New Construction permits in Loop
The typical new construction permit issued in Loop took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 7 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For New Construction permits in Loop, 554 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 7 days and 90% within 16 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 1 day faster than the previous 12 months.
New Construction permits in Loop: wait distribution
For New Construction permits in Loop, 554 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 Loop: annual permit timing
New Construction permits in Loop has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 554 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | 0 days | 0 days | 40 days |
| 2022 | 94 | 0 days | 0 days | 18 days |
| 2023 | 103 | 0 days | 2.5 days | 14 days |
| 2024 | 103 | 3 days | 8 days | 17 days |
| 2025 | 102 | 4.5 days | 11 days | 15 days |
| 2026* | 88 | 3 days | 7 days | 16 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
New Construction permits in Loop: New Construction timing in comparable community areas
New Construction permits in Loop has 554 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 7 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park | 1 day | 5.2 days | 120 |
| Loop | 1 day | 7 days | 554 |
| Near South Side | 1 day | 12 days | 251 |
| North Park | 2 days | 70 days | 39 |
| Armour Square | 3 days | 70 days | 80 |
| Oakland | 5 days | 114 days | 25 |
| Near North Side | 7 days | 48 days | 350 |
| South Shore | 7.5 days | 126 days | 30 |
More New Construction permits in Loop comparisons
The New Construction permits in Loop cohort contains 554 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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