32,685 building permits in Chicago are still open.

84% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 94.1% of their building permits.

Tracking 204,871 building permits across 83,106 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	BESCH, STEVEN P	123	110	92	18	83.6%
202	BOLIVAR, LUIS A	125	123	103	20	83.7%
203	BLENDER, RICHARD A	33	31	26	5	83.9%
204	BOGUSCH, MELISSA M	166	143	120	23	83.9%
205	STYER, ERIC L	241	224	188	36	83.9%
206	STONEBERG, JOHN B	50	50	42	8	84.0%
207	BOEHM CHRISTOPHER G	511	511	430	81	84.1%
208	TAYLOR, BRIAN A	124	121	102	19	84.3%
209	SIMOVIC, LASZLO	654	638	538	100	84.3%
210	SALEEM, MOHAMMED	49	45	38	7	84.4%
211	IVARI, ANDREW J	184	174	147	27	84.5%
212	WEBER, MARK R	58	58	49	9	84.5%
213	MARTORINA, SALVATORE	372	356	301	55	84.6%
214	GEORGE, BRUCE F	35	26	22	4	84.6%
215	AUERBACH, SUZANNE	28	26	22	4	84.6%
216	JORDAN, JAMES D	131	124	105	19	84.7%
217	RIVETNA, CYRUS	225	217	184	33	84.8%
218	PHILLIPS-SORICH, GEORGE S	34	33	28	5	84.8%
219	MACEWEN, DWAYNE K	23	20	17	3	85.0%
220	BEYERL, GARY E	20	20	17	3	85.0%
221	UNITED AIRLINES	29	27	23	4	85.2%
222	SOUTHPORT PROPERTIES LLC	27	27	23	4	85.2%
223	THOMPSON, JAMES P	64	61	52	9	85.2%
224	BLUE PEAK TENTS INC	94	68	58	10	85.3%
225	KIM, MARTIN	44	41	35	6	85.4%
226	DALE, FOSTER DAVID	110	104	89	15	85.6%
227	ARENZANA LUIS M	118	118	101	17	85.6%
228	DUGGAN, MATTHEW A	73	70	60	10	85.7%
229	CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT	68	63	54	9	85.7%
230	VILLANUEVA, ALLEN M	43	42	36	6	85.7%
231	COOK, CHARLES S	29	28	24	4	85.7%
232	AKINDELE, ANTHONY A	93	92	79	13	85.9%
233	ILEKIS, ALPHONSE A	180	178	153	25	86.0%
234	WINSTON, EL DANTE' C	47	36	31	5	86.1%
235	WESTBROOK, RAMONA	75	73	63	10	86.3%
236	SULLIVAN, MARK J	183	183	158	25	86.3%
237	DIGANCI, MARK T	75	66	57	9	86.4%
238	HEINERT, JONATHAN M	24	22	19	3	86.4%
239	ZAHRAH, NABIL F	65	59	51	8	86.4%
240	PUROHIT, HEMAL M	223	207	179	28	86.5%
241	KENOUN, RAMIEL	38	37	32	5	86.5%
242	SCARLATIS, NICK G	187	186	161	25	86.6%
243	PEAK PROPERTIES	43	30	26	4	86.7%
244	HOCHBERG, KASIA LUCYNA	31	30	26	4	86.7%
245	BUEHLER, JOSEPH	40	38	33	5	86.8%
246	JOYCE, JOHN T	61	61	53	8	86.9%
247	INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS, INC	86	85	74	11	87.1%
248	WILSON, FREDERICK H	32	31	27	4	87.1%
249	MAIN, TODD	114	110	96	14	87.3%
250	FITZGERALD, DANIELA S	301	291	254	37	87.3%