30,150 building permits in Chicago are still open.

85% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 94.9% of their building permits.

Tracking 200,803 building permits across 81,001 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	KENNEDY, CHARLES S	92	88	79	9	89.8%
252	STANULIS, JEREMY G	159	157	141	16	89.8%
253	MILLIGAN, JERALD W	172	167	150	17	89.8%
254	RUBIN, JORDAN T	60	60	54	6	90.0%
255	DUANE EHRESMAN	20	20	18	2	90.0%
256	WAECHTER, MICHAEL W	76	71	64	7	90.1%
257	DUBIN, PETER A	279	279	252	27	90.3%
258	KURDZIEL, ZENON	160	155	140	15	90.3%
259	VELEZ MANUEL A	62	62	56	6	90.3%
260	BREUER, CHRISTINE L	32	31	28	3	90.3%
261	PARLETT, MICHAEL W	90	83	75	8	90.4%
262	CASAGRANDE, PHILIP D	129	126	114	12	90.5%
263	MICHAEL BREHENY	22	21	19	2	90.5%
264	STEVE THOMAS	22	21	19	2	90.5%
265	VILLANTI, JOSEPH P	32	32	29	3	90.6%
266	WALLIN, DONALD J	397	376	341	35	90.7%
267	MARTIN, MATTHEW R	43	43	39	4	90.7%
268	NELSON, JEFFREY P	401	399	362	37	90.7%
269	FARRUGGIA, JOSEPH	33	33	30	3	90.9%
270	KASEMSARN, RICHARD	24	22	20	2	90.9%
271	BAIGELMAN, DANIEL	23	22	20	2	90.9%
272	KEARNS, LAWRENCE P	23	22	20	2	90.9%
273	JOHNSON, JEREMIAH S	220	210	191	19	91.0%
274	SANTOY, CESAR A	268	266	242	24	91.0%
275	BERMAN, JOEL G	167	159	145	14	91.2%
276	BERON, HAROLD	128	125	114	11	91.2%
277	CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY	127	125	114	11	91.2%
278	MCGRATH, JESSE M	183	182	166	16	91.2%
279	SARANTOS, LEON N	47	46	42	4	91.3%
280	SCHEFFERS, HAROLD G	991	939	858	81	91.4%
281	MICHAEL FOX	36	35	32	3	91.4%
282	TRUDEAU, MARC R	50	47	43	4	91.5%
283	LOYOLA UNIVERSITY	48	47	43	4	91.5%
284	MICHALSKI, FRANK PAUL	48	48	44	4	91.7%
285	BUEHLER, JOSEPH	40	36	33	3	91.7%
286	CROWN CASTLE	508	508	467	41	91.9%
287	MATTHEWS, GARY L	51	50	46	4	92.0%
288	BECKER, SCOTT R	523	491	452	39	92.1%
289	ZELENKO, PETER A	80	76	70	6	92.1%
290	BARKER, KEVIN J	78	76	70	6	92.1%
291	HORNOF, WILLIAM RODON	53	52	48	4	92.3%
292	MAYER, PETER C	53	52	48	4	92.3%
293	TRZUPEK, GREGORY A	106	106	98	8	92.5%
294	POLICH, BRETT A	317	308	285	23	92.5%
295	TECHNOTRIX INC	46	27	25	2	92.6%
296	PEAK PROPERTIES	38	27	25	2	92.6%
297	GENSBURG, SARA E F	394	379	351	28	92.6%
298	AHLEMAN, THOMAS D	43	41	38	3	92.7%
299	KASPRAK, DAVID V	73	69	64	5	92.8%
300	MOHR, MICHAEL M	239	235	218	17	92.8%