31,323 building permits in Chicago are still open.

84.6% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 94.2% of their building permits.

Tracking 202,992 building permits across 82,097 applicants since . Data updated daily from Chicago Data Portal.

Lowest Building 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	LCDC/CNI JV, LLC	20	20	1	19	5.0%
2	BEHOUNEK MENK, JAN MARIE	41	41	6	35	14.6%
3	FAKRODDIN, NABI R	33	31	5	26	16.1%
4	CHRISTINA WILBURN	69	69	13	56	18.8%
5	LUCAS, DEON P	40	25	6	19	24.0%
6	BOEMAN, SUSAN E	45	42	11	31	26.2%
7	LIPTAK, HELEN M	110	56	15	41	26.8%
8	RICHARD TOWNSELL	38	36	10	26	27.8%
9	BERHANU-HAILE, DEMEKE	33	31	9	22	29.0%
10	RYAN, MICHAEL T	149	110	32	78	29.1%
11	ANIMASHAUN, OLADIPO	27	25	8	17	32.0%
12	WANKEL, JORDAN M	29	27	9	18	33.3%
13	BORROMEO, ANGELICA R	76	49	17	32	34.7%
14	YU, WEI	29	20	7	13	35.0%
15	ROSADO, MARIO	26	20	7	13	35.0%
16	IGLESKI, MARK W	29	29	11	18	37.9%
17	KAMAL, GHULAM M	182	154	59	95	38.3%
18	GOYAL, HIMANSHU A	94	61	24	37	39.3%
19	GUIDER, KARL F	160	129	51	78	39.5%
20	GIBAS, PAWEL S	124	78	31	47	39.7%
21	CRUZ, MARIO G	279	252	102	150	40.5%
22	GUACOLDA REYES	34	33	14	19	42.4%
23	ANDERSON, MARC S	40	25	11	14	44.0%
24	WANG, ZHAOCHEN	103	68	30	38	44.1%
25	SENGSTOCK, GREGORY D	66	47	21	26	44.7%
26	GREENBERG, LEE E	45	29	13	16	44.8%
27	CASTEL, ENRIQUE N	22	20	9	11	45.0%
28	DRAPSZO, VICTOR	335	291	131	160	45.0%
29	PATRICK O'BRIEN	22	22	10	12	45.5%
30	SMITH, KEVIN E	70	59	27	32	45.8%
31	HUTCHISON, JOSHUA D	32	28	13	15	46.4%
32	FOX III, JOHN J	29	27	13	14	48.1%
33	PAVLOVCIK, SAMUEL J	367	258	125	133	48.4%
34	DOMINIKOWSKI, MAREK	69	65	32	33	49.2%
35	TAN, WEI	81	70	35	35	50.0%
36	PAREJA, JOSE R	79	70	35	35	50.0%
37	QUIGLEY, ADAM K	48	44	22	22	50.0%
38	OHLE, JAMES L	39	30	15	15	50.0%
39	SHAHBAZ OBRIEN, KATHRYN C	31	20	10	10	50.0%
40	SILVESTRO, JAMES M	30	20	10	10	50.0%
41	KASPER DEVELOPMENT LLC	28	26	13	13	50.0%
42	BREMER, CHRISTOPHER J	74	65	33	32	50.8%
43	RESCHKE, CRAIG M	37	35	18	17	51.4%
44	NIEMIEC, TODD A	36	27	14	13	51.9%
45	DOYTCHEVA, RADOSVETA K	25	23	12	11	52.2%
46	KACPRZYNSKI, ANDY	214	146	77	69	52.7%
47	CUBAS, BORIS M	121	83	44	39	53.0%
48	DIMARIA, JEANNA L	59	48	26	22	54.2%
49	BENOIT, JOHN W	133	90	49	41	54.4%
50	MILLER, ASHLEY F	38	22	12	10	54.5%