Community area × permit type
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.
Records checked2512021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within12 days75% of records
Long-wait edge47 days90% of records
Evidence251issued permits
The median was 2.5 days slower 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 | 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 timing in comparable community areas
| 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 |