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Renovation & Alteration permits in North Lawndale
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in North Lawndale took 41 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 105 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in North Lawndale, 654 issued permit records show a median processing time of 41 days; 75% were issued within 105 days and 90% within 198 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 26 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in North Lawndale: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in North Lawndale, 654 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 North Lawndale: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in North Lawndale has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 654 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 147 | 6 days | 68 days | 119 days |
| 2022 | 121 | 4 days | 75 days | 156 days |
| 2023 | 100 | 30 days | 105 days | 196 days |
| 2024 | 129 | 56 days | 113 days | 201 days |
| 2025 | 99 | 74 days | 140 days | 229 days |
| 2026* | 58 | 92 days | 178 days | 261 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in North Lawndale: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in North Lawndale has 654 issued records, a 41 days median, and a 105 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 41 days | 112 days | 410 |
| Gage Park | 41 days | 95 days | 173 |
| North Lawndale | 41 days | 105 days | 654 |
| Humboldt Park | 42 days | 104 days | 739 |
| Jefferson Park | 42 days | 114 days | 251 |
| Mount Greenwood | 42 days | 87 days | 153 |
| Portage Park | 42 days | 99 days | 549 |
| Roseland | 42 days | 104 days | 397 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in North Lawndale comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in North Lawndale cohort contains 654 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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