Community area × permit type
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.
Records checked5082021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait28 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within116 days75% of records
Long-wait edge246 days90% of records
Evidence508issued permits
The median was unchanged from 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 | 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 timing in comparable community areas
| 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 |