Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

Community area × permit type

Elevator Equipment permits in Uptown

The typical elevator equipment permit issued in Uptown took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 5 days.

Records checked1622021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within5 days75% of records
Long-wait edge7 days90% of records
Evidence162issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
63.6%
1–7 days
29.0%
8–30 days
7.4%
31–90 days
0.0%
91+ days
0.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021321 day7 days12 days
2022370 days2 days7 days
2023280 days5 days7 days
2024340 days5 days7 days
2025210 days5 days7 days
2026*100 days0 days0.2 days

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

Context

Elevator Equipment timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Armour Square0 days0 days35
Ashburn0 days0 days32
Auburn Gresham0 days0 days64
Austin0 days0 days126
Avondale0 days0 days29
Belmont Cragin0 days0 days47
Beverly0 days0 days33
Bridgeport0 days0 days45