42,666 construction permits in Chicago are still open.

89.7% of eligible construction permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 99.6% of their construction permits.

Tracking 415,594 construction permits across 99,396 applicants. Data updated daily from Chicago Data Portal.

Lowest Permit Closure Rates

Applicants with 20+ rated permits, active in the last 3 years. Methodology

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#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
1	BEHOUNEK MENK, JAN MARIE	41	41	6	35	14.6%
2	SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC	130	27	4	23	14.8%
3	WILL BARNETT	22	22	4	18	18.2%
4	CHRISTINA WILBURN	69	69	13	56	18.8%
5	FAKRODDIN, NABI R	32	21	5	16	23.8%
6	LIPTAK, HELEN M	91	53	15	38	28.3%
7	BOEMAN, SUSAN E	42	38	11	27	28.9%
8	BERHANU-HAILE, DEMEKE	29	28	9	19	32.1%
9	RYAN, MICHAEL T	124	96	32	64	33.3%
10	ROSADO, MARIO	24	20	7	13	35.0%
11	GOYAL, HIMANSHU A	84	50	18	32	36.0%
12	WANKEL, JORDAN M	28	25	9	16	36.0%
13	IGLESKI, MARK W	31	29	11	18	37.9%
14	KAMAL, GHULAM M	171	141	55	86	39.0%
15	ANIMASHAUN, OLADIPO	21	20	8	12	40.0%
16	BEST ELECTRICAL SERVICE INC	20	20	8	12	40.0%
17	CRUZ, MARIO G	269	242	99	143	40.9%
18	SILVESTRO, JAMES M	31	24	10	14	41.7%
19	GIBAS, PAWEL S	112	68	29	39	42.6%
20	GUIDER, KARL F	136	112	49	63	43.8%
21	NIEMIEC, TODD A	34	22	10	12	45.5%
22	WANG, ZHAOCHEN	94	59	27	32	45.8%
23	ANDERSON, MARC S	35	24	11	13	45.8%
24	BORROMEO, ANGELICA R	61	37	17	20	45.9%
25	OHLE, JAMES L	39	30	14	16	46.7%
26	DRAPSZO, VICTOR	327	276	129	147	46.7%
27	CLINE, EMMA L	28	21	10	11	47.6%
28	KASPER DEVELOPMENT LLC	28	23	11	12	47.8%
29	PAVLOVCIK, SAMUEL J	317	235	115	120	48.9%
30	AMERICAN TOWER	67	63	31	32	49.2%
31	TAN, WEI	81	71	35	36	49.3%
32	BENOIT, JOHN W	118	77	38	39	49.4%
33	DOMINIKOWSKI, MAREK	64	64	32	32	50.0%
34	SMITH, KEVIN E	63	52	26	26	50.0%
35	SHAHBAZ OBRIEN, KATHRYN C	29	20	10	10	50.0%
36	QUIGLEY, ADAM K	44	39	20	19	51.3%
37	HUTCHISON, JOSHUA D	28	25	13	12	52.0%
38	PAREJA, JOSE R	76	67	35	32	52.2%
39	SENGSTOCK, GREGORY D	55	38	20	18	52.6%
40	CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES LLC	144	144	77	67	53.5%
41	KAMIEN, KEVIN K	204	164	88	76	53.7%
42	RESCHKE, CRAIG M	35	31	17	14	54.8%
43	BREMER, CHRISTOPHER J	73	58	32	26	55.2%
44	DIMARIA, JEANNA L	58	47	26	21	55.3%
45	FOX III, JOHN J	26	23	13	10	56.5%
46	KACPRZYNSKI, ANDY	186	127	72	55	56.7%
47	WANDS, GARY A	49	44	25	19	56.8%
48	DOYTCHEVA, RADOSVETA K	25	21	12	9	57.1%
49	SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION	24	24	14	10	58.3%
50	KOLBER, STEVEN A	59	51	30	21	58.8%