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
251	VARI, RONALD	731	712	633	79	88.9%
252	KOKALIAS, BILL G	393	376	335	41	89.1%
253	ERDELYI, PETER G	453	433	386	47	89.1%
254	MC NICHOLS, BRIAN J	41	37	33	4	89.2%
255	STANULIS, JEREMY G	160	158	141	17	89.2%
256	NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE	53	47	42	5	89.4%
257	MK CONSTRUCTION & BUILDERS INC	105	105	94	11	89.5%
258	MARKER, SCOTT ROBERT	48	48	43	5	89.6%
259	NELSON, JEFFREY P	404	404	362	42	89.6%
260	TESSAROLO, DANIEL L	161	154	138	16	89.6%
261	WARNER, WILLIAM D	40	39	35	4	89.7%
262	CASAGRANDE, PHILIP D	130	127	114	13	89.8%
263	MILLIGAN, JERALD W	173	167	150	17	89.8%
264	DUBIN, PETER A	280	280	252	28	90.0%
265	KENNEDY, CHARLES S	96	90	81	9	90.0%
266	RUBIN, JORDAN T	60	60	54	6	90.0%
267	DUANE EHRESMAN	20	20	18	2	90.0%
268	WAECHTER, MICHAEL W	76	71	64	7	90.1%
269	WALLIN, DONALD J	401	378	341	37	90.2%
270	INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS, INC	87	82	74	8	90.2%
271	MCGRATH, JESSE M	185	185	167	18	90.3%
272	VELEZ MANUEL A	62	62	56	6	90.3%
273	BREUER, CHRISTINE L	33	31	28	3	90.3%
274	PARLETT, MICHAEL W	93	83	75	8	90.4%
275	KURDZIEL, ZENON	161	156	141	15	90.4%
276	MICHAEL BREHENY	22	21	19	2	90.5%
277	STEVE THOMAS	22	21	19	2	90.5%
278	HOMES FOR LESS LLC	21	21	19	2	90.5%
279	BERON, HAROLD	129	127	115	12	90.6%
280	HORNOF, WILLIAM RODON	54	53	48	5	90.6%
281	MAYER, PETER C	53	53	48	5	90.6%
282	VILLANTI, JOSEPH P	32	32	29	3	90.6%
283	MARTIN, MATTHEW R	43	43	39	4	90.7%
284	SCHEFFERS, HAROLD G	1,006	946	860	86	90.9%
285	DURKIN, DANIEL J	45	44	40	4	90.9%
286	FARRUGGIA, JOSEPH	33	33	30	3	90.9%
287	BAIGELMAN, DANIEL	23	22	20	2	90.9%
288	KEARNS, LAWRENCE P	23	22	20	2	90.9%
289	SANTOY, CESAR A	268	266	242	24	91.0%
290	CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY	127	125	114	11	91.2%
291	SARANTOS, LEON N	47	46	42	4	91.3%
292	JOHNSON, JEREMIAH S	224	210	192	18	91.4%
293	MICHAEL FOX	36	35	32	3	91.4%
294	JACOBSON, SARAH B	35	35	32	3	91.4%
295	OBORA, BRUCE M	35	35	32	3	91.4%
296	TRUDEAU, MARC R	50	47	43	4	91.5%
297	ALSPAUGH, ANN M	62	60	55	5	91.7%
298	MICHALSKI, FRANK PAUL	48	48	44	4	91.7%
299	BUEHLER, JOSEPH	39	36	33	3	91.7%
300	BECKER, SCOTT R	527	496	455	41	91.7%