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

#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
401	KANOSKI, LINDA A	97	97	95	2	97.9%
402	SUAREZ JR, ENRIQUE	218	218	214	4	98.2%
403	KOHN, GARY L	168	168	165	3	98.2%
404	PETERS, MARK R	59	57	56	1	98.2%
405	ARAVOSIS, GEORGE G	59	58	57	1	98.3%
406	LONG, STEPHEN J	61	61	60	1	98.4%
407	BONE, JEFFREY C	66	66	65	1	98.5%
408	GIANNA NICHOLS	76	76	75	1	98.7%
409	LAY, SCOTT P	89	89	88	1	98.9%
410	HEIMSOTH, CHRIS	91	90	89	1	98.9%
411	HAGLE, PAUL L	475	475	470	5	98.9%
412	MARQUEE EVENT GROUP INC	336	336	333	3	99.1%
413	SPENCER, MARK E	255	249	247	2	99.2%
414	CHICAGO SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT	155	142	141	1	99.3%
415	ARENA EVENT SERVICES, INC	284	278	278	0	100.0%
416	SKIFFINGTON, DAVID PATRICK	185	182	182	0	100.0%
417	GUTOWSKY, JEFFERY SCOTT	140	139	139	0	100.0%
418	MARQUEE EVENT RENTALS	112	112	112	0	100.0%
419	HORN, HENRY E	98	97	97	0	100.0%
420	SUPER STAGE INC	90	90	90	0	100.0%
421	OSWALD, LOUIS A	70	66	66	0	100.0%
422	NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	56	56	56	0	100.0%
423	WORKLEY, JOHN C	50	44	44	0	100.0%
424	BANK OF AMERICA	44	44	44	0	100.0%
425	PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION	43	41	41	0	100.0%
426	CHICAGO SPECIAL EVENT MANAGEMENT	39	39	39	0	100.0%
427	P2M CONSTRUCTION LLC	34	23	23	0	100.0%
428	INDESTRUCTO RENTAL CO.	31	31	31	0	100.0%
429	CHRIS MOSCA	29	29	29	0	100.0%
430	MARC REALTY	26	25	25	0	100.0%
431	PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION OF CHICAGO	26	25	25	0	100.0%
432	601W COMPANIES CHICAGO LLC	25	24	24	0	100.0%
433	HEANEY, JEFFERY J	24	23	23	0	100.0%
434	GELDIS, GEORGE	23	21	21	0	100.0%
435	JONES LANG LASALLE	23	23	23	0	100.0%
436	ROSENTHAL, JULIE F	23	22	22	0	100.0%
437	BOARD OF EDUCATION - CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	22	22	22	0	100.0%
438	MEADOWS, CRAIG S	22	22	22	0	100.0%
439	MIKOS, DAVID E	22	22	22	0	100.0%