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
151	BLAIR, BRUCE ALLAN	30	29	23	6	79.3%
152	HEUSDENS, LEIGH A	505	461	366	95	79.4%
153	COLLINS, CHRISTOPHER B	47	45	36	9	80.0%
154	GT ALTERNATIVES LLC	43	30	24	6	80.0%
155	WILMOT, ADAM R	86	81	65	16	80.2%
156	POLICHUK, ALEXANDER V	69	66	53	13	80.3%
157	BURNHAM NATIONWIDE, INC.	52	51	41	10	80.4%
158	TALSMA, CHRISTOPHER N	37	36	29	7	80.6%
159	HADLEY, NICHOLAS M	200	181	146	35	80.7%
160	WEBSTER, BRETT R	59	57	46	11	80.7%
161	SPLITT, JONATHAN D	292	280	226	54	80.7%
162	GEORGE, BRUCE F	35	26	21	5	80.8%
163	MARTINEZ, LUIS A	203	198	160	38	80.8%
164	ELKINS, RONALD T	120	115	93	22	80.9%
165	HERSHENSON, MICHAEL G	43	42	34	8	81.0%
166	CURT BETTIKER	22	21	17	4	81.0%
167	BUDZIK, THOMAS	478	450	365	85	81.1%
168	KRAS, JONATHAN M	55	43	35	8	81.4%
169	GIL, RUBEN	83	81	66	15	81.5%
170	A & SL CONSTRUCTION INC	34	33	27	6	81.8%
171	SPROGIS MAROHN, RENEE	62	50	41	9	82.0%
172	LIPOWSKI, ANDREW Z	99	89	73	16	82.0%
173	BLEMKER, RUSSELL R	141	134	110	24	82.1%
174	AIELLO, MICHAEL	52	51	42	9	82.4%
175	CARROLL, JOSEPH P	240	227	187	40	82.4%
176	RON ABRAMS	57	57	47	10	82.5%
177	BELLIS, TODD L	83	80	66	14	82.5%
178	NORSMAN, BRENT A	70	63	52	11	82.5%
179	ROSZAK, THOMAS A	23	23	19	4	82.6%
180	DASSE, CHRISTOPHER M	404	378	313	65	82.8%
181	JOYCE, JOHN T	64	64	53	11	82.8%
182	WEBER, MARK R	59	59	49	10	83.1%
183	BIG TENT EVENTS	38	24	20	4	83.3%
184	KASEMSARN, RICHARD	25	24	20	4	83.3%
185	FAJARDO, JORGE E	405	391	327	64	83.6%
186	FRIEDMAN, ROBERT N	291	271	227	44	83.8%
187	BLENDER, RICHARD A	34	31	26	5	83.9%
188	KACZMAREK, ARTUR F	147	138	116	22	84.1%
189	MAHAKALI, PRASHANTH K	550	518	436	82	84.2%
190	STYER, ERIC L	240	222	187	35	84.2%
191	MARTORINA, SALVATORE	378	357	301	56	84.3%
192	CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT	68	64	54	10	84.4%
193	BOLIVAR, LUIS A	123	122	103	19	84.4%
194	SALEEM, MOHAMMED	50	45	38	7	84.4%
195	BOEHM CHRISTOPHER G	509	509	430	79	84.5%
196	PARTYTIME-HDO OPERATIONS LLC	61	39	33	6	84.6%
197	AUERBACH, SUZANNE	28	26	22	4	84.6%
198	PHILLIPS-SORICH, GEORGE S	34	33	28	5	84.8%
199	SIMOVIC, LASZLO	650	634	538	96	84.9%
200	IVARI, ANDREW J	183	173	147	26	85.0%