31,116 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 202,660 building permits across 81,913 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
301	MATTHEWS, GARY L	51	50	46	4	92.0%
302	PIEKARZ, RONALD R	113	113	104	9	92.0%
303	ZELENKO, PETER A	80	76	70	6	92.1%
304	BARKER, KEVIN J	78	76	70	6	92.1%
305	YOSHIDA JAMES M	38	38	35	3	92.1%
306	HIRSCH, HOWARD M	134	127	117	10	92.1%
307	MOHR, MICHAEL M	240	236	218	18	92.4%
308	BERMAN, JOEL G	167	158	146	12	92.4%
309	FLORCZAK, PAUL P	67	66	61	5	92.4%
310	TRZUPEK, GREGORY A	106	106	98	8	92.5%
311	POLICH, BRETT A	321	310	287	23	92.6%
312	FANIZZA, ANTONIO	55	54	50	4	92.6%
313	SEMENZIN, MICHAEL L	336	327	303	24	92.7%
314	EKIERT, PIOTR	152	150	139	11	92.7%
315	AHLEMAN, THOMAS D	43	41	38	3	92.7%
316	KASPRAK, DAVID V	73	69	64	5	92.8%
317	RIESTERER, CHARLES P	126	125	116	9	92.8%
318	VAJDA, JOSEPH	56	56	52	4	92.9%
319	PEAK PROPERTIES	40	28	26	2	92.9%
320	HALL, JERALD W	43	43	40	3	93.0%
321	ALESSANDRO, PAUL	102	101	94	7	93.1%
322	LUIS CASTRO	30	29	27	2	93.1%
323	GENSBURG, SARA E F	397	379	353	26	93.1%
324	LE VAUGHN TIMOTHY J	88	88	82	6	93.2%
325	MARTS, SAMUEL S	45	44	41	3	93.2%
326	DIMAILIG, FERDINAND R	380	370	345	25	93.2%
327	HUFFMAN, JOEL R	63	60	56	4	93.3%
328	NELSON, WILLIAM D	31	30	28	2	93.3%
329	LOYOLA UNIVERSITY	47	46	43	3	93.5%
330	JANOWIAK, JACK M	229	216	202	14	93.5%
331	BLUE PEAK TENTS INC	90	62	58	4	93.5%
332	YOUNG, LAURA L	237	233	218	15	93.6%
333	GARRISON, HOWARD A	79	78	73	5	93.6%
334	KELLER, JAY M	150	143	134	9	93.7%
335	HEINIGER, JOEL D	80	80	75	5	93.8%
336	ECKHARDT SR, THOMAS D	49	48	45	3	93.8%
337	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	34	32	30	2	93.8%
338	SCHROEDER, DAVID J	34	32	30	2	93.8%
339	MIKE ZUCKER	33	32	30	2	93.8%
340	SHAPIRO, DONALD	49	49	46	3	93.9%
341	EARLES, DANIEL R	822	801	752	49	93.9%
342	BOWMAN, ROBERT C	149	149	140	9	94.0%
343	KELLY, MICHAEL J	83	83	78	5	94.0%
344	TORRES, JAIME	58	51	48	3	94.1%
345	JACOBSON, SARAH B	35	34	32	2	94.1%
346	VEACH, KENNETH A	122	120	113	7	94.2%
347	WEISS, STEVEN F	57	52	49	3	94.2%
348	KERN, BRIAN T	53	52	49	3	94.2%
349	HAKIM, ANWAR A	52	52	49	3	94.2%
350	CHENG, MARK D	54	53	50	3	94.3%