29,281 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 198,541 building permits across 80,167 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
151	NORSMAN, BRENT A	67	63	52	11	82.5%
152	BECKLEY, OLABODE M	66	63	52	11	82.5%
153	DASSE, CHRISTOPHER M	392	376	311	65	82.7%
154	BRIDGES TRAVIS J	35	35	29	6	82.9%
155	HERSHENSON, MICHAEL G	43	41	34	7	82.9%
156	DIGANCI, MARK T	72	66	55	11	83.3%
157	SPROGIS MAROHN, RENEE	59	36	30	6	83.3%
158	KRAS, JONATHAN M	48	36	30	6	83.3%
159	O'NEIL, TIMOTHY M	43	36	30	6	83.3%
160	REGAN, NATALIE L	31	30	25	5	83.3%
161	BELLIS, TODD L	79	79	66	13	83.5%
162	TWOHEY, EDWARD F	58	55	46	9	83.6%
163	COLLINS, CHRISTOPHER B	45	43	36	7	83.7%
164	KACZMAREK, ARTUR F	145	137	115	22	83.9%
165	JOYCE, JOHN T	64	63	53	10	84.1%
166	MAHAKALI, PRASHANTH K	542	513	433	80	84.4%
167	BLEMKER, RUSSELL R	138	130	110	20	84.6%
168	AUERBACH, SUZANNE	26	26	22	4	84.6%
169	FAJARDO, JORGE E	402	385	326	59	84.7%
170	STYER, ERIC L	229	211	179	32	84.8%
171	PHILLIPS-SORICH, GEORGE S	34	33	28	5	84.8%
172	FRIEDMAN, ROBERT N	283	265	225	40	84.9%
173	GIL, RUBEN	80	73	62	11	84.9%
174	ZAHRAH, NABIL F	64	60	51	9	85.0%
175	CURT BETTIKER	21	20	17	3	85.0%
176	BOEHM CHRISTOPHER G	507	507	431	76	85.0%
177	MK CONSTRUCTION & BUILDERS INC	110	108	92	16	85.2%
178	UNITED AIRLINES	29	27	23	4	85.2%
179	TALSMA, CHRISTOPHER N	35	34	29	5	85.3%
180	DVORAK, BRANYO	34	34	29	5	85.3%
181	CARROLL, JOSEPH P	230	218	186	32	85.3%
182	WARNER, WILLIAM D	42	41	35	6	85.4%
183	AIELLO, MICHAEL	50	48	41	7	85.4%
184	SMITH, EBEN C	64	62	53	9	85.5%
185	BOGUSCH, MELISSA M	151	138	118	20	85.5%
186	WEBER, MARK R	59	56	48	8	85.7%
187	VILLANUEVA, ALLEN M	44	42	36	6	85.7%
188	COOK, CHARLES S	30	28	24	4	85.7%
189	FELSEN, MARTIN S	22	21	18	3	85.7%
190	SULLIVAN, MARK J	183	183	157	26	85.8%
191	IVARI, ANDREW J	177	170	146	24	85.9%
192	LIPOWSKI, ANDREW Z	93	85	73	12	85.9%
193	MARTORINA, SALVATORE	369	350	301	49	86.0%
194	SIMOVIC, LASZLO	642	623	536	87	86.0%
195	OBORA, BRUCE M	36	36	31	5	86.1%
196	RIVETNA, CYRUS	218	212	183	29	86.3%
197	BACKSTROM, A JOAKIM	24	22	19	3	86.4%
198	STEVE THOMAS	22	22	19	3	86.4%
199	HUTTER, PAMELA J	83	81	70	11	86.4%
200	BLENDER, RICHARD A	32	30	26	4	86.7%