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Wrecking & Demolition permits in North Center
The typical wrecking & demolition permit issued in North Center took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 44 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Wrecking & Demolition permits in North Center, 291 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 44 days and 90% within 85 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 40 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Wrecking & Demolition permits in North Center: wait distribution
For Wrecking & Demolition permits in North Center, 291 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Wrecking & Demolition permits in North Center: annual permit timing
Wrecking & Demolition permits in North Center has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 291 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | 56 days | 81 days | 131 days |
| 2022 | 64 | 0 days | 0 days | 85 days |
| 2023 | 40 | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| 2024 | 60 | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| 2025 | 49 | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| 2026* | 29 | 62 days | 100 days | 108 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Wrecking & Demolition permits in North Center: Wrecking & Demolition timing in comparable community areas
Wrecking & Demolition permits in North Center has 291 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 44 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Park | 0 days | 67 days | 28 |
| Auburn Gresham | 0 days | 28 days | 44 |
| Austin | 0 days | 50 days | 88 |
| Avondale | 0 days | 38 days | 55 |
| Bridgeport | 0 days | 50 days | 63 |
| Chicago Lawn | 0 days | 0 days | 33 |
| East Garfield Park | 0 days | 43 days | 33 |
| Edgewater | 0 days | 49 days | 49 |
More Wrecking & Demolition permits in North Center comparisons
The Wrecking & Demolition permits in North Center cohort contains 291 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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