29,258 building permits in Chicago are still open.

85.3% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 95.5% of their building permits.

Tracking 198,509 building permits across 80,155 applicants. 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	BEHOUNEK MENK, JAN MARIE	41	41	6	35	14.6%
2	CHRISTINA WILBURN	69	69	13	56	18.8%
3	FAKRODDIN, NABI R	32	21	5	16	23.8%
4	LIPTAK, HELEN M	91	53	15	38	28.3%
5	BOEMAN, SUSAN E	41	37	11	26	29.7%
6	BERHANU-HAILE, DEMEKE	29	28	9	19	32.1%
7	RYAN, MICHAEL T	125	96	32	64	33.3%
8	ROSADO, MARIO	24	20	7	13	35.0%
9	GOYAL, HIMANSHU A	84	50	18	32	36.0%
10	WANKEL, JORDAN M	28	25	9	16	36.0%
11	IGLESKI, MARK W	31	29	11	18	37.9%
12	ANIMASHAUN, OLADIPO	22	21	8	13	38.1%
13	KAMAL, GHULAM M	171	141	55	86	39.0%
14	CRUZ, MARIO G	269	241	99	142	41.1%
15	SILVESTRO, JAMES M	31	24	10	14	41.7%
16	GIBAS, PAWEL S	112	68	29	39	42.6%
17	GUIDER, KARL F	136	112	49	63	43.8%
18	NIEMIEC, TODD A	34	22	10	12	45.5%
19	WANG, ZHAOCHEN	94	59	27	32	45.8%
20	ANDERSON, MARC S	35	24	11	13	45.8%
21	BORROMEO, ANGELICA R	61	37	17	20	45.9%
22	OHLE, JAMES L	39	30	14	16	46.7%
23	DRAPSZO, VICTOR	327	276	129	147	46.7%
24	CLINE, EMMA L	28	21	10	11	47.6%
25	KASPER DEVELOPMENT LLC	28	23	11	12	47.8%
26	PAVLOVCIK, SAMUEL J	316	234	115	119	49.1%
27	TAN, WEI	81	71	35	36	49.3%
28	BENOIT, JOHN W	118	77	38	39	49.4%
29	DOMINIKOWSKI, MAREK	64	64	32	32	50.0%
30	SMITH, KEVIN E	63	52	26	26	50.0%
31	QUIGLEY, ADAM K	44	39	20	19	51.3%
32	HUTCHISON, JOSHUA D	28	25	13	12	52.0%
33	PAREJA, JOSE R	76	67	35	32	52.2%
34	SENGSTOCK, GREGORY D	55	38	20	18	52.6%
35	KAMIEN, KEVIN K	204	164	88	76	53.7%
36	RESCHKE, CRAIG M	35	31	17	14	54.8%
37	BREMER, CHRISTOPHER J	73	58	32	26	55.2%
38	DIMARIA, JEANNA L	58	47	26	21	55.3%
39	FOX III, JOHN J	26	23	13	10	56.5%
40	KACPRZYNSKI, ANDY	186	127	72	55	56.7%
41	WANDS, GARY A	49	44	25	19	56.8%
42	DOYTCHEVA, RADOSVETA K	25	21	12	9	57.1%
43	SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION	24	24	14	10	58.3%
44	KOLBER, STEVEN A	59	51	30	21	58.8%
45	HIRAMI, BRIAN B	54	51	30	21	58.8%
46	THEODORE, PETER T	62	61	36	25	59.0%
47	FAWCETT, PRESTON C	63	49	29	20	59.2%
48	LIVANU, EDUARD	59	52	31	21	59.6%
49	MICHALEK, CHRISTOPHER	30	25	15	10	60.0%
50	WANG, ANDREW R	201	164	99	65	60.4%