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Renovation & Alteration permits in Washington Heights

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Washington Heights took 49 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 106 days.

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

Records checked2412021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Renovation & Alteration permits in Washington Heights, 241 issued permit records show a median processing time of 49 days; 75% were issued within 106 days and 90% within 185 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait49 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within106 days75% of records

Long-wait edge185 days90% of records

Evidence241issued permits

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

Renovation & Alteration permits in Washington Heights: wait distribution

For Renovation & Alteration permits in Washington Heights, 241 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

19.9%

1–7 days

8.7%

8–30 days

10.8%

31–90 days

31.1%

91+ days

29.5%

Change over time

Renovation & Alteration permits in Washington Heights: annual permit timing

Renovation & Alteration permits in Washington Heights has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 241 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	48	4.5 days	68 days	150 days
2022	66	22 days	70 days	193 days
2023	34	41 days	126 days	202 days
2024	42	69 days	110 days	148 days
2025	32	69 days	109 days	231 days
2026*	19	95 days	116 days	164 days

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

Context

Renovation & Alteration permits in Washington Heights: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas

Renovation & Alteration permits in Washington Heights has 241 issued records, a 49 days median, and a 106 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Washington Heights	49 days	106 days	241
Archer Heights	48 days	104 days	109
Belmont Cragin	48 days	117 days	389
Forest Glen	50 days	107 days	256
Lower West Side	48 days	118 days	560
South Lawndale	48 days	115 days	504
Near South Side	48 days	106 days	238
Ashburn	51 days	118 days	207

More Renovation & Alteration permits in Washington Heights comparisons

The Renovation & Alteration permits in Washington Heights cohort contains 241 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

All Washington Heights permits Area report Renovation & Alteration citywide Type report