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
201	HOCHBERG, KASIA LUCYNA	31	30	26	4	86.7%
202	YUNG, EDWARD M	427	417	362	55	86.8%
203	AKINDELE, ANTHONY A	91	91	79	12	86.8%
204	DALE, FOSTER DAVID	106	99	86	13	86.9%
205	A & SL CONSTRUCTION INC	34	31	27	4	87.1%
206	MAIN, TODD	111	110	96	14	87.3%
207	HAMMERSLEY, BRIAN J	76	71	62	9	87.3%
208	STONEBERG, JOHN B	51	48	42	6	87.5%
209	KIM, MARTIN	41	40	35	5	87.5%
210	WILMOT, ADAM R	77	73	64	9	87.7%
211	MARKER, SCOTT ROBERT	49	49	43	6	87.8%
212	HANNA, JOHN C	2,425	2,352	2,065	287	87.8%
213	VON WEISE, CHARLES W	78	74	65	9	87.8%
214	JORDAN, JAMES D	125	116	102	14	87.9%
215	RAMOS, RICARDO ANTONIO S	25	25	22	3	88.0%
216	THOMPSON, JAMES P	62	59	52	7	88.1%
217	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	35	34	30	4	88.2%
218	HEDLUND, NEVIN N	91	86	76	10	88.4%
219	CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT	64	61	54	7	88.5%
220	HELFERT, JEREMY D	173	166	147	19	88.6%
221	FITZGERALD, DANIELA S	294	283	251	32	88.7%
222	DARNSTADT, KATHERINE	68	62	55	7	88.7%
223	WESTBROOK, RAMONA	74	71	63	8	88.7%
224	KOKALIAS, BILL G	391	373	331	42	88.7%
225	BOLIVAR, LUIS A	122	116	103	13	88.8%
226	ERDELYI, PETER G	450	432	384	48	88.9%
227	VELEZ MANUEL A	63	63	56	7	88.9%
228	TRICARICO, NICHOLAS JOSEPH	27	27	24	3	88.9%
229	NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE	53	46	41	5	89.1%
230	BESCH, STEVEN P	110	103	92	11	89.3%
231	ARENZANA LUIS M	113	113	101	12	89.4%
232	DUGGAN, MATTHEW A	70	66	59	7	89.4%
233	VARI, RONALD	728	701	627	74	89.4%
234	CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	890	855	765	90	89.5%
235	ILEKIS, ALPHONSE A	179	171	153	18	89.5%
236	WILSON, FREDERICK H	30	29	26	3	89.7%
237	CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY	130	127	114	13	89.8%
238	STANULIS, JEREMY G	160	157	141	16	89.8%
239	RUBIN, JORDAN T	60	60	54	6	90.0%
240	HOTHAN, ALEXANDER J	50	40	36	4	90.0%
241	DUANE EHRESMAN	20	20	18	2	90.0%
242	PUROHIT, HEMAL M	208	194	175	19	90.2%
243	CASAGRANDE, PHILIP D	129	123	111	12	90.2%
244	TAYLOR, BRIAN A	119	113	102	11	90.3%
245	BREUER, CHRISTINE L	32	31	28	3	90.3%
246	PARLETT, MICHAEL W	85	83	75	8	90.4%
247	SCARLATIS, NICK G	182	178	161	17	90.4%
248	BERON, HAROLD	129	126	114	12	90.5%
249	SALEEM, MOHAMMED	47	42	38	4	90.5%
250	HEINERT, JONATHAN M	22	21	19	2	90.5%