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Renovation & Alteration permits in Woodlawn
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Woodlawn took 34 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 98 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Woodlawn, 522 issued permit records show a median processing time of 34 days; 75% were issued within 98 days and 90% within 188 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 0.5 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Woodlawn: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Woodlawn, 522 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 Woodlawn: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Woodlawn has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 522 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | 5 days | 64 days | 170 days |
| 2022 | 121 | 6 days | 70 days | 166 days |
| 2023 | 83 | 39 days | 119 days | 328 days |
| 2024 | 106 | 46 days | 96 days | 157 days |
| 2025 | 65 | 71 days | 105 days | 158 days |
| 2026* | 47 | 49 days | 102 days | 216 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Woodlawn: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Woodlawn has 522 issued records, a 34 days median, and a 98 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Garfield Park | 34 days | 94 days | 400 |
| Washington Park | 34 days | 118 days | 201 |
| Woodlawn | 34 days | 98 days | 522 |
| Albany Park | 33 days | 77 days | 422 |
| Austin | 35 days | 97 days | 1,097 |
| Englewood | 35 days | 97 days | 571 |
| Lincoln Park | 33 days | 86 days | 1,340 |
| Lincoln Square | 33 days | 82 days | 638 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Woodlawn comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Woodlawn cohort contains 522 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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