Community area × permit type
New Construction permits in Washington Park
The typical new construction permit issued in Washington Park took 48 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 102 days.
Records checked1082021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait48 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within102 days75% of records
Long-wait edge173 days90% of records
Evidence108issued permits
The median was 5 days faster than the previous 12 months.
How the waits are distributed
Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | 3 days | 10 days | 49 days |
| 2022 | 16 | 2.5 days | 60 days | 116 days |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 days | 80 days | 210 days |
| 2024 | 13 | 29 days | 99 days | 123 days |
| 2025 | 30 | 76 days | 134 days | 173 days |
| 2026* | 29 | 71 days | 118 days | 183 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
New Construction timing in comparable community areas
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Cragin | 48 days | 110 days | 42 |
| Forest Glen | 48 days | 139 days | 34 |
| Washington Park | 48 days | 102 days | 108 |
| Mckinley Park | 50 days | 148 days | 50 |
| Jefferson Park | 46 days | 71 days | 78 |
| Norwood Park | 50 days | 104 days | 62 |
| Dunning | 51 days | 150 days | 39 |
| Edgewater | 51 days | 112 days | 91 |