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Renovation & Alteration permits in South Shore

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in South Shore took 32 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 94 days.

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

Records checked7112021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Renovation & Alteration permits in South Shore, 711 issued permit records show a median processing time of 32 days; 75% were issued within 94 days and 90% within 185 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait32 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within94 days75% of records

Long-wait edge185 days90% of records

Evidence711issued permits

The median was 40 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Renovation & Alteration permits in South Shore: wait distribution

For Renovation & Alteration permits in South Shore, 711 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

14.2%

1–7 days

20.5%

8–30 days

14.8%

31–90 days

23.2%

91+ days

27.3%

Change over time

Renovation & Alteration permits in South Shore: annual permit timing

Renovation & Alteration permits in South Shore has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 711 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	144	6 days	62 days	135 days
2022	152	6 days	71 days	130 days
2023	132	52 days	154 days	216 days
2024	144	36 days	95 days	182 days
2025	90	49 days	101 days	207 days
2026*	49	83 days	133 days	285 days

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

Context

Renovation & Alteration permits in South Shore: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas

Renovation & Alteration permits in South Shore has 711 issued records, a 32 days median, and a 94 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Greater Grand Crossing	32 days	95 days	596
Irving Park	32 days	85 days	707
South Shore	32 days	94 days	711
West Garfield Park	32 days	91 days	360
Albany Park	33 days	77 days	422
Edgewater	31 days	83 days	638
Lincoln Park	33 days	86 days	1,340
Lincoln Square	33 days	82 days	638

More Renovation & Alteration permits in South Shore comparisons

The Renovation & Alteration permits in South Shore cohort contains 711 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

All South Shore permits Area report Renovation & Alteration citywide Type report