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Renovation & Alteration permits in Mount Greenwood

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Mount Greenwood took 42 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 87 days.

Records checked1532021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait42 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within87 days75% of records

Long-wait edge163 days90% of records

Evidence153issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day

15.7%

1–7 days

3.9%

8–30 days

18.3%

31–90 days

37.3%

91+ days

24.8%

Change over time

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	33	16 days	55 days	150 days
2022	36	29 days	43 days	76 days
2023	29	37 days	70 days	99 days
2024	13	41 days	68 days	156 days
2025	24	88 days	109 days	189 days
2026*	18	88 days	155 days	242 days

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

Context

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Humboldt Park	42 days	104 days	739
Jefferson Park	42 days	114 days	251
Mount Greenwood	42 days	87 days	153
Portage Park	42 days	99 days	549
Roseland	42 days	104 days	397
West Lawn	42 days	124 days	138
Bridgeport	41 days	112 days	410
Chicago Lawn	43 days	112 days	356