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Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lower West Side
The typical wrecking & demolition permit issued in Lower West Side took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 56 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lower West Side, 51 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 56 days and 90% within 99 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.
Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lower West Side: wait distribution
For Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lower West Side, 51 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lower West Side: annual permit timing
Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lower West Side has 3 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2025, representing 33 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | 63 days | 99 days | 99 days |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 days | 67 days | 140 days |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lower West Side: Wrecking & Demolition timing in comparable community areas
Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lower West Side has 51 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 56 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Park | 0 days | 67 days | 28 |
| Auburn Gresham | 0 days | 28 days | 44 |
| Austin | 0 days | 50 days | 88 |
| Avondale | 0 days | 38 days | 55 |
| Bridgeport | 0 days | 50 days | 63 |
| Chicago Lawn | 0 days | 0 days | 33 |
| East Garfield Park | 0 days | 43 days | 33 |
| Edgewater | 0 days | 49 days | 49 |
More Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lower West Side comparisons
The Wrecking & Demolition permits in Lower West Side cohort contains 51 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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