Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

Community area × permit type

New Construction permits in North Park

The typical new construction permit issued in North Park took 2 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 70 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked392021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For New Construction permits in North Park, 39 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 70 days and 90% within 209 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within70 days75% of records
Long-wait edge209 days90% of records
Evidence39issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

New Construction permits in North Park: wait distribution

For New Construction permits in North Park, 39 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
35.9%
1–7 days
17.9%
8–30 days
7.7%
31–90 days
17.9%
91+ days
20.5%

Change over time

New Construction permits in North Park: annual permit timing

New Construction permits in North Park has 1 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2021, representing 11 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021110 days2 days35 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

New Construction permits in North Park: New Construction timing in comparable community areas

New Construction permits in North Park has 39 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 70 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
North Park2 days70 days39
Armour Square3 days70 days80
Hyde Park1 day5.2 days120
Loop1 day7 days554
Near South Side1 day12 days251
Oakland5 days114 days25
Near North Side7 days48 days350
South Shore7.5 days126 days30