Community area × permit type
Renovation & Alteration permits in Loop
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Loop took 3 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 21 days.
Records checked2,8312021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait3 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within21 days75% of records
Long-wait edge56 days90% of records
Evidence2,831issued permits
The median was 3 days faster than the previous 12 months.
How the waits are distributed
Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 518 | 0 days | 0 days | 49 days |
| 2022 | 558 | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| 2023 | 440 | 0 days | 18 days | 52 days |
| 2024 | 460 | 14 days | 35 days | 76 days |
| 2025 | 505 | 14 days | 34 days | 74 days |
| 2026* | 350 | 10 days | 29 days | 71 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loop | 3 days | 21 days | 2,831 |
| Ohare | 6 days | 39 days | 304 |
| Near West Side | 8 days | 52 days | 2,042 |
| Burnside | 8.5 days | 67 days | 28 |
| Near North Side | 13 days | 50 days | 2,586 |
| Fuller Park | 20 days | 98 days | 68 |
| Hyde Park | 20 days | 60 days | 448 |
| East Side | 21 days | 71 days | 96 |