Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Renovation & Alteration permits in West Town

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in West Town took 36 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 97 days.

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

Records checked1,7282021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Renovation & Alteration permits in West Town, 1,728 issued permit records show a median processing time of 36 days; 75% were issued within 97 days and 90% within 190 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait36 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within97 days75% of records
Long-wait edge190 days90% of records
Evidence1,728issued permits

The median was 7 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Renovation & Alteration permits in West Town: wait distribution

For Renovation & Alteration permits in West Town, 1,728 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
21.5%
1–7 days
11.5%
8–30 days
13.0%
31–90 days
27.1%
91+ days
26.9%

Change over time

Renovation & Alteration permits in West Town: annual permit timing

Renovation & Alteration permits in West Town has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,728 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20213324 days54 days112 days
20223512 days62 days148 days
202329830 days86 days181 days
202430249 days116 days234 days
202526468 days133 days257 days
2026*18182 days147 days266 days

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

Context

Renovation & Alteration permits in West Town: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas

Renovation & Alteration permits in West Town has 1,728 issued records, a 36 days median, and a 97 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Calumet Heights36 days86 days133
Logan Square36 days100 days1,286
South Deering36 days113 days85
West Town36 days97 days1,728
Beverly36 days91 days308
South Chicago36 days98 days358
Austin35 days97 days1,097
Englewood35 days97 days571

More Renovation & Alteration permits in West Town comparisons

The Renovation & Alteration permits in West Town cohort contains 1,728 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

All West Town permits Area reportRenovation & Alteration citywide Type report