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

Community area × permit type

New Construction permits in Oakland

The typical new construction permit issued in Oakland took 5 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 114 days.

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

Records checked252021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For New Construction permits in Oakland, 25 issued permit records show a median processing time of 5 days; 75% were issued within 114 days and 90% within 195 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait5 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within114 days75% of records
Long-wait edge195 days90% of records
Evidence25issued permits

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

New Construction permits in Oakland: wait distribution

For New Construction permits in Oakland, 25 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
20.0%
1–7 days
32.0%
8–30 days
0.0%
31–90 days
8.0%
91+ days
40.0%

Change over time

New Construction permits in Oakland: annual permit timing

New Construction permits in Oakland has 1 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2024–2024, representing 10 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2024102.5 days55 days92 days

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

Context

New Construction permits in Oakland: New Construction timing in comparable community areas

New Construction permits in Oakland has 25 issued records, a 5 days median, and a 114 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

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