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Renovation & Alteration permits in Near West Side
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Near West Side took 8 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 52 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Near West Side, 2,042 issued permit records show a median processing time of 8 days; 75% were issued within 52 days and 90% within 126 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 1 day faster than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Near West Side: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Near West Side, 2,042 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 Near West Side: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Near West Side has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,042 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 387 | 0 days | 14 days | 83 days |
| 2022 | 501 | 0 days | 12 days | 102 days |
| 2023 | 348 | 2 days | 42 days | 114 days |
| 2024 | 292 | 32 days | 76 days | 155 days |
| 2025 | 283 | 25 days | 79 days | 138 days |
| 2026* | 231 | 29 days | 88 days | 158 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Near West Side: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Near West Side has 2,042 issued records, a 8 days median, and a 52 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near West Side | 8 days | 52 days | 2,042 |
| Burnside | 8.5 days | 67 days | 28 |
| Ohare | 6 days | 39 days | 304 |
| Loop | 3 days | 21 days | 2,831 |
| Near North Side | 13 days | 50 days | 2,586 |
| Fuller Park | 20 days | 98 days | 68 |
| Hyde Park | 20 days | 60 days | 448 |
| East Side | 21 days | 71 days | 96 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Near West Side comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Near West Side cohort contains 2,042 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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