30,124 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 200,761 building permits across 80,979 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
351	BIG TENT EVENTS	38	21	20	1	95.2%
352	MORDZINSKI, ANDRZEJ	307	300	286	14	95.3%
353	HANNAN, TORIN M	43	43	41	2	95.3%
354	MITCHELL, RENAULD D	24	22	21	1	95.5%
355	RANDALL, ABIGAIL J	22	22	21	1	95.5%
356	MERRIFIELD, RICHARD L	135	134	128	6	95.5%
357	COYNE, PATRICK M	69	67	64	3	95.5%
358	WALSH, MARK R	112	112	107	5	95.5%
359	WILLICH, RICHARD KARL	117	114	109	5	95.6%
360	TROMP, PETER F	70	69	66	3	95.7%
361	DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION	26	23	22	1	95.7%
362	MCMANUS, GERALD E	24	23	22	1	95.7%
363	SHAPIRO, DONALD	48	48	46	2	95.8%
364	LONGHI, THOMAS C	193	193	185	8	95.9%
365	CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY	328	321	308	13	96.0%
366	GEORGE, CHRIS H	51	50	48	2	96.0%
367	KAPCHE, JAMES A	131	129	124	5	96.1%
368	FANIZZA, ANTONIO	54	52	50	2	96.2%
369	HEIDTKE, DAVID P	26	26	25	1	96.2%
370	POWERS, THOMAS E	387	368	354	14	96.2%
371	VASILKO, MICHAEL J	54	54	52	2	96.3%
372	MOSKUS, CARL S	30	27	26	1	96.3%
373	CHADHA, SANJIV	144	137	132	5	96.4%
374	COPPER, DONALD G	192	192	185	7	96.4%
375	NICHOLAS, PETER M	55	55	53	2	96.4%
376	JOHNSON JR, WARREN	536	528	509	19	96.4%
377	NERI, GUIDO C	31	28	27	1	96.4%
378	LUIS CASTRO	29	28	27	1	96.4%
379	MALCOLM, JAMES H	60	57	55	2	96.5%
380	RENO, BRIAN N	31	29	28	1	96.6%
381	YEUNG, KIN M	217	216	209	7	96.8%
382	FAUTSCH, STEPHEN J	96	96	93	3	96.9%
383	MILLER, JEFFREY D	71	66	64	2	97.0%
384	JACOBSON, SARAH B	35	33	32	1	97.0%
385	BAUMANN, JOHN R	247	235	228	7	97.0%
386	RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	104	102	99	3	97.1%
387	CABALA, DENNIS R	69	69	67	2	97.1%
388	DUNNE, COREY R	243	242	235	7	97.1%
389	ROKACH, ABRAHAM J	278	277	269	8	97.1%
390	CAMEEL HALIM	37	36	35	1	97.2%
391	KUPRITZ, PHILLIP A	271	270	263	7	97.4%
392	HALLERAN, JOHN MICHAEL	119	119	116	3	97.5%
393	HAYMES, DAVID A	242	242	236	6	97.5%
394	SCHMIDT, RALPH	43	42	41	1	97.6%
395	CALAMARO, MOSHE	127	127	124	3	97.6%
396	BOLDIZSAR, ALBERTO M	87	87	85	2	97.7%
397	HOYER, JEFFREY B	89	88	86	2	97.7%
398	ADELMAN, MARC K	89	89	87	2	97.8%
399	SKIBELL, SUSAN L	98	94	92	2	97.9%
400	HOUSE OF RENTAL	50	48	47	1	97.9%