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Riverdale permit processing times

For 207 issued permits in Riverdale, the median processing time was 6 days; 75% were issued within 64 days.

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

Records checked2072021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Riverdale permit processing times, 207 issued permit records show a median processing time of 6 days; 75% were issued within 64 days and 90% within 93 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait6 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within64 days75% of records

Long-wait edge93 days90% of records

Evidence207issued permits

The median was 14 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Riverdale permit processing times: wait distribution

For Riverdale permit processing times, 207 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

39.6%

1–7 days

15.5%

8–30 days

13.5%

31–90 days

10.6%

91+ days

20.8%

Change over time

Riverdale permit processing times: annual permit timing

Riverdale permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 207 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	50	6 days	17 days	73 days
2022	75	27 days	92 days	93 days
2023	22	0 days	8.5 days	20 days
2024	10	2 days	57 days	95 days
2025	25	6 days	21 days	86 days
2026*	25	19 days	49 days	92 days

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

Context

Riverdale permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Riverdale permit processing times has 207 issued records, a 6 days median, and a 64 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Kenwood	6 days	24 days	1,044
Oakland	6 days	27 days	316
Riverdale	6 days	64 days	207
Pullman	5 days	25 days	686
Near North Side	4 days	20 days	14,726
West Town	4 days	32 days	7,607
East Garfield Park	3 days	28 days	1,600
Grand Boulevard	3 days	34 days	1,871

More Riverdale permit processing times comparisons

The Riverdale permit processing times cohort contains 207 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 0 days Renovation & Alteration 92 days Easy Permit Process 3.5 days