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Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Town
The typical wrecking & demolition permit issued in West Town took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 55 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Town, 285 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 55 days and 90% within 91 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 46 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Town: wait distribution
For Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Town, 285 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Town: annual permit timing
Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Town has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 285 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | 43 days | 72 days | 98 days |
| 2022 | 48 | 0 days | 59 days | 105 days |
| 2023 | 43 | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| 2024 | 48 | 0 days | 0 days | 60 days |
| 2025 | 42 | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
| 2026* | 41 | 55 days | 76 days | 91 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Town: Wrecking & Demolition timing in comparable community areas
Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Town has 285 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 55 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Park | 0 days | 67 days | 28 |
| Auburn Gresham | 0 days | 28 days | 44 |
| Austin | 0 days | 50 days | 88 |
| Avondale | 0 days | 38 days | 55 |
| Bridgeport | 0 days | 50 days | 63 |
| Chicago Lawn | 0 days | 0 days | 33 |
| East Garfield Park | 0 days | 43 days | 33 |
| Edgewater | 0 days | 49 days | 49 |
More Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Town comparisons
The Wrecking & Demolition permits in West Town cohort contains 285 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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