29,258 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 198,509 building permits across 80,155 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
351	GEORGE, CHRIS H	51	50	48	2	96.0%
352	GARRISON, HOWARD A	77	76	73	3	96.1%
353	KAPCHE, JAMES A	131	129	124	5	96.1%
354	FANIZZA, ANTONIO	53	52	50	2	96.2%
355	ANTUNOVICH, JOSEPH M	52	52	50	2	96.2%
356	GHAEMI, HOMA	26	26	25	1	96.2%
357	POWERS, THOMAS E	380	365	351	14	96.2%
358	VASILKO, MICHAEL J	54	54	52	2	96.3%
359	COPPER, DONALD G	192	191	184	7	96.3%
360	LONGHI, THOMAS C	192	192	185	7	96.4%
361	NICHOLAS, PETER M	56	55	53	2	96.4%
362	ALSPAUGH, ANN M	61	56	54	2	96.4%
363	WILLICH, RICHARD KARL	115	113	109	4	96.5%
364	BOWMAN, ROBERT C	146	145	140	5	96.6%
365	PETERS, MARK R	60	58	56	2	96.6%
366	LOUGEE JANET H	29	29	28	1	96.6%
367	BAUMANN, JOHN R	241	235	227	8	96.6%
368	MORDZINSKI, ANDRZEJ	302	295	285	10	96.6%
369	BLUE PEAK TENTS INC	83	60	58	2	96.7%
370	DUNNE, COREY R	242	241	233	8	96.7%
371	LONG, STEPHEN J	61	61	59	2	96.7%
372	BENJAMIN, JAMES A	63	62	60	2	96.8%
373	SCHROEDER, DAVID J	34	31	30	1	96.8%
374	FLORCZAK, PAUL P	66	63	61	2	96.8%
375	KANOSKI, LINDA A	98	96	93	3	96.9%
376	FAUTSCH, STEPHEN J	96	96	93	3	96.9%
377	WONG, HOMAN STEPHEN	100	97	94	3	96.9%
378	MILLER, JEFFREY D	71	66	64	2	97.0%
379	COYNE, PATRICK M	67	66	64	2	97.0%
380	JACOBSON, SARAH B	35	33	32	1	97.0%
381	CHIN, LINDA K	133	133	129	4	97.0%
382	RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	104	102	99	3	97.1%
383	CABALA, DENNIS R	69	69	67	2	97.1%
384	ROKACH, ABRAHAM J	278	277	269	8	97.1%
385	JOHNSON JR, WARREN	532	524	509	15	97.1%
386	YEUNG, KIN M	217	215	209	6	97.2%
387	YOSHIDA JAMES M	36	36	35	1	97.2%
388	KIDD, CHRISTOPHER D	39	37	36	1	97.3%
389	HALLERAN, JOHN MICHAEL	119	119	116	3	97.5%
390	HAYMES, DAVID A	242	242	236	6	97.5%
391	SCHMIDT, RALPH	43	42	41	1	97.6%
392	HANNAN, TORIN M	42	42	41	1	97.6%
393	CALAMARO, MOSHE	127	127	124	3	97.6%
394	BOLDIZSAR, ALBERTO M	87	87	85	2	97.7%
395	MERRIFIELD, RICHARD L	134	131	128	3	97.7%
396	ADELMAN, MARC K	89	89	87	2	97.8%
397	SKIBELL, SUSAN L	96	94	92	2	97.9%
398	SHAPIRO, DONALD	47	47	46	1	97.9%
399	TORRES, JAIME	53	49	48	1	98.0%
400	MCDONALD'S USA, LLC	53	53	52	1	98.1%