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Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60636

The median renovation & alteration permit wait in ZIP 60636 was 45 days, based on 596 issued records.

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

Records checked5962021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60636, 596 issued permit records show a median processing time of 45 days; 75% were issued within 112 days and 90% within 214 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait45 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within112 days75% of records

Long-wait edge214 days90% of records

Evidence596issued permits

The median was 18 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60636: wait distribution

For Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60636, 596 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

12.9%

1–7 days

15.9%

8–30 days

13.1%

31–90 days

27.7%

91+ days

30.4%

Change over time

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60636: annual permit timing

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60636 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 596 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	120	6 days	50 days	118 days
2022	118	10 days	86 days	209 days
2023	92	35 days	93 days	162 days
2024	96	64 days	133 days	222 days
2025	105	80 days	149 days	255 days
2026*	65	101 days	181 days	280 days

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

Context

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60636: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable ZIP codes

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60636 has 596 issued records, a 45 days median, and a 112 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
ZIP 60636	45 days	112 days	596
ZIP 60623	44 days	107 days	972
ZIP 60634	43 days	109 days	457
ZIP 60643	43 days	108 days	556
ZIP 60707	43 days	106 days	152
ZIP 60608	42 days	115 days	1,029
ZIP 60622	42 days	100 days	1,099
ZIP 60646	48 days	110 days	327

More Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60636 comparisons

The Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60636 cohort contains 596 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

All ZIP 60636 permits ZIP report Renovation & Alteration citywide Type report