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Wrecking & Demolition permits in Washington Heights

The typical wrecking & demolition permit issued in Washington Heights took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 47 days.

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

Records checked302021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Wrecking & Demolition permits in Washington Heights, 30 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 47 days and 90% within 100 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within47 days75% of records

Long-wait edge100 days90% of records

Evidence30issued permits

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

Wrecking & Demolition permits in Washington Heights: wait distribution

For Wrecking & Demolition permits in Washington Heights, 30 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

63.3%

1–7 days

0.0%

8–30 days

3.3%

31–90 days

20.0%

91+ days

13.3%

Change over time

Wrecking & Demolition permits in Washington Heights: annual permit timing

Wrecking & Demolition permits in Washington Heights 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

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

Context

Wrecking & Demolition permits in Washington Heights: Wrecking & Demolition timing in comparable community areas

Wrecking & Demolition permits in Washington Heights has 30 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 47 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	75% within	Records
Albany Park	67 days	28
Auburn Gresham	28 days	44
Austin	50 days	88
Avondale	38 days	55
Bridgeport	50 days	63
Chicago Lawn	0 days	33
East Garfield Park	43 days	33
Edgewater	49 days	49

More Wrecking & Demolition permits in Washington Heights comparisons

The Wrecking & Demolition permits in Washington Heights cohort contains 30 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

All Washington Heights permits Area report Wrecking & Demolition citywide Type report