30,124 building permits in Chicago are still open.

85% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 94.9% of their building permits.

Tracking 200,761 building permits across 80,979 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
101	TEBBEN, PAUL A	61	61	45	16	73.8%
102	CPS*	37	35	26	9	74.3%
103	KHANNA, KAPIL	72	71	53	18	74.6%
104	SAIKI, BRENT H	485	456	342	114	75.0%
105	TOMARAS, VAN D	74	72	54	18	75.0%
106	HAGUE, JONATHON NORRIS	64	52	39	13	75.0%
107	WHITEHURST, ROBIN E	29	28	21	7	75.0%
108	ZIOMEK, GREGORY P	28	28	21	7	75.0%
109	MILBURY, BRIAN E	26	25	19	6	76.0%
110	SMUTNY, STEVEN D	49	46	35	11	76.1%
111	ALBA, OSCAR	270	239	182	57	76.2%
112	STAMATOUKOS, ANGELO T	21	21	16	5	76.2%
113	HARTEL, MICHAEL W	39	38	29	9	76.3%
114	PRICE, JOHN M, II	39	38	29	9	76.3%
115	IRWIN, JAMES K	38	38	29	9	76.3%
116	FOOTE, BRIAN T	53	51	39	12	76.5%
117	RAINO OGDEN, DAVID B	91	90	69	21	76.7%
118	GARCIA, RICARDO, JR	211	189	145	44	76.7%
119	PELLETTIERI, MARK J	63	62	48	14	77.4%
120	PHOENIX INSTALLATION LLC	39	31	24	7	77.4%
121	SCHWARTZ, CHARLES E	140	134	104	30	77.6%
122	BRANDEIS, KENNETH F	87	76	59	17	77.6%
123	KENNEDY, BENJAMIN N	268	261	203	58	77.8%
124	KLYMSON, JEFFERY M	37	36	28	8	77.8%
125	HOUTS, RANDAL R	30	27	21	6	77.8%
126	KOROVESSIS, PETER G	28	27	21	6	77.8%
127	JOHNSON, PHILLIP C	78	77	60	17	77.9%
128	CLARK, JOHN W	64	64	50	14	78.1%
129	FELSEN, MARTIN S	23	23	18	5	78.3%
130	GOMEZ LEAL, AGUSTIN	171	162	127	35	78.4%
131	FUNKE, JEFFREY N	106	98	77	21	78.6%
132	BOJARSKI, MACIEJ	51	42	33	9	78.6%
133	O'NEIL, TIMOTHY M	43	38	30	8	78.9%
134	GUTIERREZ, MARCO A	269	245	194	51	79.2%
135	STERNIUK, PETER	210	183	145	38	79.2%
136	BLAIR, BRUCE ALLAN	30	29	23	6	79.3%
137	NADOLSKI, KENNETH D	50	44	35	9	79.5%
138	SOUTHPORT PROPERTIES LLC	27	25	20	5	80.0%
139	WEINER, MICHAEL A	25	25	20	5	80.0%
140	HEUSDENS, LEIGH A	499	453	363	90	80.1%
141	ELKINS, RONALD T	120	116	93	23	80.2%
142	POLICHUK, ALEXANDER V	69	66	53	13	80.3%
143	BEBART, BARRY	134	113	91	22	80.5%
144	GEORGE, BRUCE F	32	26	21	5	80.8%
145	HUNT, RICHARD R	27	26	21	5	80.8%
146	MESSERLE, MICHAEL E	26	26	21	5	80.8%
147	FUJIKAWA, TOMOO T	96	94	76	18	80.9%
148	CURT BETTIKER	22	21	17	4	81.0%
149	BUDZIK, THOMAS	476	450	365	85	81.1%
150	KONCEL, BARRY JOHN	67	53	43	10	81.1%