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Renovation & Alteration permits in Lower West Side
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Lower West Side took 48 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 118 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Lower West Side, 560 issued permit records show a median processing time of 48 days; 75% were issued within 118 days and 90% within 241 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 5.5 days faster than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Lower West Side: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Lower West Side, 560 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Renovation & Alteration permits in Lower West Side: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Lower West Side has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 560 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | 6 days | 58 days | 151 days |
| 2022 | 123 | 27 days | 94 days | 182 days |
| 2023 | 101 | 42 days | 130 days | 223 days |
| 2024 | 106 | 62 days | 175 days | 338 days |
| 2025 | 85 | 83 days | 145 days | 258 days |
| 2026* | 48 | 76 days | 137 days | 259 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Lower West Side: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Lower West Side has 560 issued records, a 48 days median, and a 118 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Heights | 48 days | 104 days | 109 |
| Belmont Cragin | 48 days | 117 days | 389 |
| Lower West Side | 48 days | 118 days | 560 |
| South Lawndale | 48 days | 115 days | 504 |
| Near South Side | 48 days | 106 days | 238 |
| Kenwood | 47 days | 108 days | 233 |
| North Park | 47 days | 120 days | 213 |
| Norwood Park | 47 days | 105 days | 356 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Lower West Side comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Lower West Side cohort contains 560 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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