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Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60637

The median renovation & alteration permit wait in ZIP 60637 was 22 days, based on 1,007 issued records.

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

Records checked1,0072021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60637, 1,007 issued permit records show a median processing time of 22 days; 75% were issued within 78 days and 90% within 154 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait22 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within78 days75% of records

Long-wait edge154 days90% of records

Evidence1,007issued permits

The median was 13 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60637: wait distribution

For Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60637, 1,007 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

17.6%

1–7 days

20.1%

8–30 days

16.3%

31–90 days

24.4%

91+ days

21.6%

Change over time

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60637: annual permit timing

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60637 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,007 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	200	3.5 days	40 days	120 days
2022	221	5 days	53 days	133 days
2023	161	27 days	77 days	254 days
2024	192	42 days	91 days	163 days
2025	139	52 days	94 days	146 days
2026*	94	50 days	114 days	218 days

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

Context

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60637: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable ZIP codes

Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60637 has 1,007 issued records, a 22 days median, and a 78 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
ZIP 60637	22 days	78 days	1,007
ZIP 60656	24 days	68 days	132
ZIP 60610	25 days	68 days	563
ZIP 60642	26 days	85 days	555
ZIP 60605	27 days	70 days	318
ZIP 60631	27 days	80 days	481
ZIP 60604	16 days	28 days	157
ZIP 60613	28 days	73 days	662

More Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60637 comparisons

The Renovation & Alteration permits in ZIP 60637 cohort contains 1,007 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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