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New Construction permits in South Shore
The typical new construction permit issued in South Shore took 7.5 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 126 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For New Construction permits in South Shore, 30 issued permit records show a median processing time of 7.5 days; 75% were issued within 126 days and 90% within 295 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.
New Construction permits in South Shore: wait distribution
For New Construction permits in South Shore, 30 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
New Construction permits in South Shore: annual permit timing
New Construction permits in South Shore has 0 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning no qualifying years, representing 0 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
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*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
New Construction permits in South Shore: New Construction timing in comparable community areas
New Construction permits in South Shore has 30 issued records, a 7.5 days median, and a 126 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shore | 7.5 days | 126 days | 30 |
| Near North Side | 7 days | 48 days | 350 |
| Oakland | 5 days | 114 days | 25 |
| Lincoln Park | 12 days | 73 days | 406 |
| Armour Square | 3 days | 70 days | 80 |
| North Park | 2 days | 70 days | 39 |
| Hyde Park | 1 day | 5.2 days | 120 |
| Loop | 1 day | 7 days | 554 |
More New Construction permits in South Shore comparisons
The New Construction permits in South Shore cohort contains 30 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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