31,147 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 202,710 building permits across 81,943 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
201	ZAHRAH, NABIL F	64	60	51	9	85.0%
202	MACEWEN, DWAYNE K	21	20	17	3	85.0%
203	BEYERL, GARY E	20	20	17	3	85.0%
204	DIGANCI, MARK T	77	67	57	10	85.1%
205	HOTHAN, ALEXANDER J	54	47	40	7	85.1%
206	JORDAN, JAMES D	129	121	103	18	85.1%
207	RIVETNA, CYRUS	224	216	184	32	85.2%
208	BESCH, STEVEN P	118	108	92	16	85.2%
209	UNITED AIRLINES	29	27	23	4	85.2%
210	ILEKIS, ALPHONSE A	180	179	153	26	85.5%
211	HEDLUND, NEVIN N	95	90	77	13	85.6%
212	ARENZANA LUIS M	118	118	101	17	85.6%
213	STONEBERG, JOHN B	51	49	42	7	85.7%
214	VILLANUEVA, ALLEN M	43	42	36	6	85.7%
215	COOK, CHARLES S	30	28	24	4	85.7%
216	WHITNEY, RICHARD L	21	21	18	3	85.7%
217	WINSTON, EL DANTE' C	47	36	31	5	86.1%
218	REGAN, NATALIE L	30	29	25	4	86.2%
219	DALE, FOSTER DAVID	106	102	88	14	86.3%
220	HAMMERSLEY, BRIAN J	75	73	63	10	86.3%
221	SULLIVAN, MARK J	183	183	158	25	86.3%
222	HEINERT, JONATHAN M	24	22	19	3	86.4%
223	TAYLOR, BRIAN A	123	118	102	16	86.4%
224	HUTTER, PAMELA J	88	82	71	11	86.6%
225	VON WEISE, CHARLES W	78	75	65	10	86.7%
226	THOMPSON, JAMES P	64	60	52	8	86.7%
227	HOCHBERG, KASIA LUCYNA	31	30	26	4	86.7%
228	WILSON, FREDERICK H	31	30	26	4	86.7%
229	TWOHEY, EDWARD F	56	53	46	7	86.8%
230	PUROHIT, HEMAL M	218	205	178	27	86.8%
231	SMITH, EBEN C	62	61	53	8	86.9%
232	MAIN, TODD	113	110	96	14	87.3%
233	FITZGERALD, DANIELA S	304	291	254	37	87.3%
234	DARNSTADT, KATHERINE	69	63	55	8	87.3%
235	YUNG, EDWARD M	434	416	364	52	87.5%
236	WESTBROOK, RAMONA	73	72	63	9	87.5%
237	KIM, MARTIN	43	40	35	5	87.5%
238	BOGUSCH, MELISSA M	158	137	120	17	87.6%
239	HANNA, JOHN C	2,466	2,375	2,082	293	87.7%
240	RAMOS, RICARDO ANTONIO S	25	25	22	3	88.0%
241	SOUTHPORT PROPERTIES LLC	25	25	22	3	88.0%
242	BECKLEY, OLABODE M	62	59	52	7	88.1%
243	CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	900	871	768	103	88.2%
244	HELFERT, JEREMY D	176	170	150	20	88.2%
245	DUGGAN, MATTHEW A	72	68	60	8	88.2%
246	SCARLATIS, NICK G	184	182	161	21	88.5%
247	FENG, ZISONG	180	176	156	20	88.6%
248	VIRMANI, HARISH C	99	97	86	11	88.7%
249	C3 PRESENTS LLC	143	106	94	12	88.7%
250	TRICARICO, NICHOLAS JOSEPH	28	27	24	3	88.9%