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Renovation & Alteration permits in West Englewood
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in West Englewood took 46 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 113 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in West Englewood, 540 issued permit records show a median processing time of 46 days; 75% were issued within 113 days and 90% within 214 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 17 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in West Englewood: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in West Englewood, 540 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Renovation & Alteration permits in West Englewood: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in West Englewood has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 540 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 106 | 6 days | 46 days | 114 days |
| 2022 | 105 | 11 days | 78 days | 188 days |
| 2023 | 82 | 36 days | 96 days | 162 days |
| 2024 | 87 | 58 days | 121 days | 215 days |
| 2025 | 96 | 80 days | 155 days | 258 days |
| 2026* | 64 | 102 days | 187 days | 280 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in West Englewood: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in West Englewood has 540 issued records, a 46 days median, and a 113 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Englewood | 46 days | 113 days | 540 |
| Avalon Park | 46 days | 104 days | 161 |
| Brighton Park | 45 days | 113 days | 234 |
| West Elsdon | 45 days | 119 days | 76 |
| Clearing | 44 days | 114 days | 107 |
| Douglas | 44 days | 120 days | 157 |
| Kenwood | 47 days | 108 days | 233 |
| North Park | 47 days | 120 days | 213 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in West Englewood comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in West Englewood cohort contains 540 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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