31,116 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 202,660 building permits across 81,913 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	VOLCKENS, ANDREW A	78	60	43	17	71.7%
102	KUTLESA, IVAN	47	46	33	13	71.7%
103	TORREZ, EDWARD I	63	61	44	17	72.1%
104	WHITEHURST, ROBIN E	30	29	21	8	72.4%
105	ONAYEMI, ADEKUNLE B	57	51	37	14	72.5%
106	TEBBEN, PAUL A	62	62	45	17	72.6%
107	PHOENIX INSTALLATION LLC	41	33	24	9	72.7%
108	JAROMIN, SEBASTIAN P	23	22	16	6	72.7%
109	BEDNAROWICZ, CHRISTOPHER THAD	52	48	35	13	72.9%
110	SMUTNY, STEVEN D	50	48	35	13	72.9%
111	JOHNSON, THERESA A	65	56	41	15	73.2%
112	KONCEL, BARRY JOHN	72	59	44	15	74.6%
113	SAIKI, BRENT H	486	462	346	116	74.9%
114	HAGUE, JONATHON NORRIS	63	52	39	13	75.0%
115	HOUTS, RANDAL R	31	28	21	7	75.0%
116	KOROVESSIS, PETER G	29	28	21	7	75.0%
117	ZIOMEK, GREGORY P	28	28	21	7	75.0%
118	ALBA, OSCAR	274	243	184	59	75.7%
119	RAINO OGDEN, DAVID B	92	91	69	22	75.8%
120	MILBURY, BRIAN E	26	25	19	6	76.0%
121	KHANNA, KAPIL	72	71	54	17	76.1%
122	STAMATOUKOS, ANGELO T	21	21	16	5	76.2%
123	HARTEL, MICHAEL W	39	38	29	9	76.3%
124	PRICE, JOHN M, II	38	38	29	9	76.3%
125	GARCIA, RICARDO, JR	215	191	146	45	76.4%
126	SCHWARTZ, CHARLES E	141	136	104	32	76.5%
127	FOOTE, BRIAN T	54	51	39	12	76.5%
128	CPS*	34	34	26	8	76.5%
129	BRANDEIS, KENNETH F	88	77	59	18	76.6%
130	BOJARSKI, MACIEJ	52	43	33	10	76.7%
131	JOHNSON, PHILLIP C	78	78	60	18	76.9%
132	O'NEIL, TIMOTHY M	44	39	30	9	76.9%
133	PELLETTIERI, MARK J	63	62	48	14	77.4%
134	NADOLSKI, KENNETH D	54	45	35	10	77.8%
135	KLYMSON, JEFFERY M	38	36	28	8	77.8%
136	HUNT, RICHARD R	28	27	21	6	77.8%
137	GOMEZ LEAL, AGUSTIN	173	163	127	36	77.9%
138	CLARK, JOHN W	66	64	50	14	78.1%
139	TECHNOTRIX INC	50	32	25	7	78.1%
140	GAUTHIER, GEORGE	26	23	18	5	78.3%
141	FELSEN, MARTIN S	23	23	18	5	78.3%
142	IRWIN, JAMES K	37	37	29	8	78.4%
143	FUNKE, JEFFREY N	107	98	77	21	78.6%
144	BEBART, BARRY	140	117	92	25	78.6%
145	KENNEDY, BENJAMIN N	266	258	203	55	78.7%
146	STERNIUK, PETER	212	184	145	39	78.8%
147	TOMARAS, VAN D	73	71	56	15	78.9%
148	GUTIERREZ, MARCO A	269	247	195	52	78.9%
149	FUJIKAWA, TOMOO T	98	96	76	20	79.2%
150	BACKSTROM, A JOAKIM	25	24	19	5	79.2%