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New Construction permits in West Town
The typical new construction permit issued in West Town took 28 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 116 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For New Construction permits in West Town, 508 issued permit records show a median processing time of 28 days; 75% were issued within 116 days and 90% within 246 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.
New Construction permits in West Town: wait distribution
For New Construction permits in West Town, 508 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
New Construction permits in West Town: annual permit timing
New Construction permits in West Town has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 508 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 106 | 0 days | 76 days | 152 days |
| 2022 | 114 | 0 days | 22 days | 176 days |
| 2023 | 69 | 33 days | 108 days | 246 days |
| 2024 | 78 | 106 days | 238 days | 286 days |
| 2025 | 72 | 54 days | 119 days | 242 days |
| 2026* | 69 | 70 days | 142 days | 224 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
New Construction permits in West Town: New Construction timing in comparable community areas
New Construction permits in West Town has 508 issued records, a 28 days median, and a 116 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Town | 28 days | 116 days | 508 |
| West Pullman | 26 days | 69 days | 45 |
| Uptown | 24 days | 122 days | 123 |
| Douglas | 22 days | 103 days | 73 |
| Englewood | 22 days | 125 days | 28 |
| Auburn Gresham | 36 days | 79 days | 29 |
| Greater Grand Crossing | 36 days | 91 days | 36 |
| Woodlawn | 37 days | 92 days | 257 |
More New Construction permits in West Town comparisons
The New Construction permits in West Town cohort contains 508 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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