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Renovation & Alteration permits in Portage Park
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Portage Park took 42 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 99 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Portage Park, 549 issued permit records show a median processing time of 42 days; 75% were issued within 99 days and 90% within 161 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 14 days faster than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Portage Park: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Portage Park, 549 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 Portage Park: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Portage Park has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 549 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | 4 days | 58 days | 127 days |
| 2022 | 102 | 3.5 days | 97 days | 154 days |
| 2023 | 100 | 46 days | 119 days | 165 days |
| 2024 | 90 | 42 days | 91 days | 172 days |
| 2025 | 90 | 64 days | 99 days | 195 days |
| 2026* | 68 | 53 days | 88 days | 158 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Portage Park: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Portage Park has 549 issued records, a 42 days median, and a 99 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| West Lawn | 42 days | 124 days | 138 |
| Bridgeport | 41 days | 112 days | 410 |
| Chicago Lawn | 43 days | 112 days | 356 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Portage Park comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Portage Park cohort contains 549 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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