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Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60618

The median renovation & alteration permit wait in ZIP 60618 was 31 days, based on 1,461 issued records.

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

Records checked1,4612021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60618, 1,461 issued permit records show a median processing time of 31 days; 75% were issued within 85 days and 90% within 168 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait31 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within85 days75% of records

Long-wait edge168 days90% of records

Evidence1,461issued permits

The median was 4 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60618: wait distribution

For Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60618, 1,461 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

20.3%

1–7 days

14.1%

8–30 days

15.1%

31–90 days

27.5%

91+ days

23.0%

Change over time

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60618: annual permit timing

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60618 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,461 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	318	4 days	52 days	110 days
2022	318	3.5 days	63 days	151 days
2023	249	23 days	87 days	170 days
2024	235	42 days	87 days	184 days
2025	208	60 days	113 days	200 days
2026*	133	54 days	132 days	253 days

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

Context

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60618: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable ZIP codes

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60618 has 1,461 issued records, a 31 days median, and a 85 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
ZIP 60618	31 days	85 days	1,461
ZIP 60657	30 days	80 days	1,017
ZIP 60615	32 days	90 days	588
ZIP 60620	30 days	90 days	870
ZIP 60614	33 days	84 days	1,363
ZIP 60619	33 days	90 days	967
ZIP 60625	33 days	83 days	921
ZIP 60644	33 days	91 days	605

More Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60618 comparisons

The Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60618 cohort contains 1,461 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

All ZIP 60618 permits ZIP report Renovation & Alteration citywide Type report