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New Construction permits in Near South Side
The typical new construction permit issued in Near South Side took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 12 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For New Construction permits in Near South Side, 251 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 12 days and 90% within 47 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 2.5 days slower than the previous 12 months.
New Construction permits in Near South Side: wait distribution
For New Construction permits in Near South Side, 251 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 Near South Side: annual permit timing
New Construction permits in Near South Side has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 251 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | 0 days | 0 days | 4 days |
| 2022 | 50 | 0 days | 0 days | 19 days |
| 2023 | 43 | 1 day | 34 days | 385 days |
| 2024 | 45 | 5 days | 16 days | 37 days |
| 2025 | 46 | 5 days | 12 days | 25 days |
| 2026* | 38 | 9.5 days | 23 days | 55 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
New Construction permits in Near South Side: New Construction timing in comparable community areas
New Construction permits in Near South Side has 251 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 12 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 Near South Side comparisons
The New Construction permits in Near South Side cohort contains 251 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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