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Renovation & Alteration permits in New City
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in New City took 44 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 116 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in New City, 526 issued permit records show a median processing time of 44 days; 75% were issued within 116 days and 90% within 218 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 26 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in New City: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in New City, 526 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 New City: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in New City has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 526 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | 13 days | 54 days | 145 days |
| 2022 | 93 | 5 days | 82 days | 194 days |
| 2023 | 98 | 42 days | 107 days | 192 days |
| 2024 | 99 | 52 days | 141 days | 216 days |
| 2025 | 73 | 78 days | 172 days | 352 days |
| 2026* | 60 | 93 days | 163 days | 258 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in New City: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in New City has 526 issued records, a 44 days median, and a 116 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermosa | 44 days | 102 days | 182 |
| New City | 44 days | 116 days | 526 |
| Chicago Lawn | 43 days | 112 days | 356 |
| Clearing | 44 days | 114 days | 107 |
| Douglas | 44 days | 120 days | 157 |
| Dunning | 43 days | 109 days | 264 |
| Edison Park | 43 days | 96 days | 155 |
| West Ridge | 43 days | 106 days | 475 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in New City comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in New City cohort contains 526 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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