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
101	STAMATOUKOS, ANGELO T	21	21	16	5	76.2%
102	PRICE, JOHN M, II	39	38	29	9	76.3%
103	RAINO OGDEN, DAVID B	92	90	69	21	76.7%
104	BOJARSKI, MACIEJ	50	43	33	10	76.7%
105	KUTLESA, IVAN	46	43	33	10	76.7%
106	STERNIUK, PETER	206	186	143	43	76.9%
107	SCHWARTZ, CHARLES E	141	135	104	31	77.0%
108	ALBA, OSCAR	257	236	182	54	77.1%
109	PELLETTIERI, MARK J	63	62	48	14	77.4%
110	KLYMSON, JEFFERY M	37	36	28	8	77.8%
111	HOUTS, RANDAL R	30	27	21	6	77.8%
112	KOROVESSIS, PETER G	28	27	21	6	77.8%
113	FOOTE, BRIAN T	52	50	39	11	78.0%
114	CLARK, JOHN W	65	64	50	14	78.1%
115	HARTEL, MICHAEL W	38	37	29	8	78.4%
116	IRWIN, JAMES K	38	37	29	8	78.4%
117	WOLFE, ANA S	35	28	22	6	78.6%
118	GARCIA, RICARDO, JR	206	181	143	38	79.0%
119	BRANDEIS, KENNETH F	84	72	57	15	79.2%
120	HAGUE, JONATHON NORRIS	58	48	38	10	79.2%
121	NADOLSKI, KENNETH D	49	44	35	9	79.5%
122	KENNEDY, BENJAMIN N	262	255	203	52	79.6%
123	HEUSDENS, LEIGH A	487	449	358	91	79.7%
124	ELKINS, RONALD T	118	115	92	23	80.0%
125	KONCEL, BARRY JOHN	63	45	36	9	80.0%
126	NUTTELMAN, JASON P	34	25	20	5	80.0%
127	WEINER, MICHAEL A	25	25	20	5	80.0%
128	JAROMIN, SEBASTIAN P	23	20	16	4	80.0%
129	KHANNA, KAPIL	67	66	53	13	80.3%
130	STONER, ELLEN F	41	41	33	8	80.5%
131	GOMEZ LEAL, AGUSTIN	167	155	125	30	80.6%
132	FUNKE, JEFFREY N	103	93	75	18	80.6%
133	CPS*	46	31	25	6	80.6%
134	TWOHEY, EDWARD F	60	57	46	11	80.7%
135	GEORGE, BRUCE F	30	26	21	5	80.8%
136	MESSERLE, MICHAEL E	26	26	21	5	80.8%
137	SPLITT, JONATHAN D	290	277	224	53	80.9%
138	GAUTHIER, GEORGE	22	21	17	4	81.0%
139	DEPAUL UNIVERSITY	21	21	17	4	81.0%
140	RON ABRAMS	58	58	47	11	81.0%
141	JOHNSON, PHILLIP C	76	74	60	14	81.1%
142	SMUTNY, STEVEN D	46	43	35	8	81.4%
143	GUTIERREZ, MARCO A	263	237	193	44	81.4%
144	POLICHUK, ALEXANDER V	67	65	53	12	81.5%
145	FUJIKAWA, TOMOO T	95	93	76	17	81.7%
146	BEBART, BARRY	129	110	90	20	81.8%
147	TEBBEN, PAUL A	55	55	45	10	81.8%
148	WEBSTER, BRETT R	57	56	46	10	82.1%
149	MARTINEZ, LUIS A	197	193	159	34	82.4%
150	HADLEY, NICHOLAS M	193	176	145	31	82.4%