Community area × permit type
Renovation & Alteration permits in Roseland
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Roseland took 42 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 104 days.
Records checked3972021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait42 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within104 days75% of records
Long-wait edge193 days90% of records
Evidence397issued permits
The median was 12 days slower than the previous 12 months.
How the waits are distributed
Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76 | 5.5 days | 92 days | 194 days |
| 2022 | 81 | 6 days | 98 days | 194 days |
| 2023 | 64 | 38 days | 98 days | 217 days |
| 2024 | 67 | 54 days | 94 days | 167 days |
| 2025 | 63 | 64 days | 126 days | 196 days |
| 2026* | 46 | 60 days | 136 days | 161 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
| 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 |