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Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60608

The median renovation & alteration permit wait in ZIP 60608 was 42 days, based on 1,029 issued records.

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

Records checked1,0292021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60608, 1,029 issued permit records show a median processing time of 42 days; 75% were issued within 115 days and 90% within 220 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait42 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within115 days75% of records

Long-wait edge220 days90% of records

Evidence1,029issued permits

The median was 12 days faster than the previous 12 months.

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60608: wait distribution

For Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60608, 1,029 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

19.5%

1–7 days

9.9%

8–30 days

15.0%

31–90 days

24.0%

91+ days

31.6%

Change over time

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60608: annual permit timing

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60608 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,029 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	187	3 days	62 days	176 days
2022	252	20 days	101 days	182 days
2023	168	40 days	106 days	222 days
2024	176	58 days	143 days	292 days
2025	144	78 days	133 days	258 days
2026*	102	60 days	121 days	237 days

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

Context

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60608: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable ZIP codes

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60608 has 1,029 issued records, a 42 days median, and a 115 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
ZIP 60608	42 days	115 days	1,029
ZIP 60622	42 days	100 days	1,099
ZIP 60655	42 days	85 days	250
ZIP 60628	41 days	103 days	645
ZIP 60629	41 days	110 days	571
ZIP 60630	41 days	94 days	563
ZIP 60634	43 days	109 days	457
ZIP 60643	43 days	108 days	556

More Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60608 comparisons

The Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60608 cohort contains 1,029 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

All ZIP 60608 permits ZIP report Renovation & Alteration citywide Type report