39,317 construction permits in Chicago are still open.

90.6% of eligible construction permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 100.0% of their construction permits.

Tracking 417,577 construction permits across 100,419 applicants since 2006. Data updated daily from Chicago Data Portal.

Lowest 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
151	MESSERLE, MICHAEL E	26	26	21	5	80.8%
152	FUJIKAWA, TOMOO T	96	94	76	18	80.9%
153	CURT BETTIKER	22	21	17	4	81.0%
154	BUDZIK, THOMAS	476	450	365	85	81.1%
155	KONCEL, BARRY JOHN	67	53	43	10	81.1%
156	SPLITT, JONATHAN D	289	278	226	52	81.3%
157	HADLEY, NICHOLAS M	200	179	146	33	81.6%
158	COLLINS, CHRISTOPHER B	47	44	36	8	81.8%
159	A & SL CONSTRUCTION INC	34	33	27	6	81.8%
160	GAUTHIER, GEORGE	23	22	18	4	81.8%
161	LIPOWSKI, ANDREW Z	96	89	73	16	82.0%
162	MARTINEZ, LUIS A	197	195	160	35	82.1%
163	BLEMKER, RUSSELL R	141	134	110	24	82.1%
164	WEBSTER, BRETT R	58	56	46	10	82.1%
165	KAPITAL ELECTRIC CO., INC	142	62	51	11	82.3%
166	T-MOBILE	81	34	28	6	82.4%
167	RON ABRAMS	57	57	47	10	82.5%
168	NORSMAN, BRENT A	70	63	52	11	82.5%
169	BACKSTROM, A JOAKIM	24	23	19	4	82.6%
170	ROSZAK, THOMAS A	23	23	19	4	82.6%
171	DASSE, CHRISTOPHER M	396	377	312	65	82.8%
172	TALSMA, CHRISTOPHER N	36	35	29	6	82.9%
173	HERSHENSON, MICHAEL G	43	41	34	7	82.9%
174	WEBER, MARK R	59	59	49	10	83.1%
175	BELLIS, TODD L	82	79	66	13	83.5%
176	FAJARDO, JORGE E	404	389	326	63	83.8%
177	NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE	62	50	42	8	84.0%
178	AIELLO, MICHAEL	52	50	42	8	84.0%
179	KACZMAREK, ARTUR F	145	138	116	22	84.1%
180	JOYCE, JOHN T	64	63	53	10	84.1%
181	CARROLL, JOSEPH P	237	221	186	35	84.2%
182	MARTORINA, SALVATORE	376	357	301	56	84.3%
183	GIL, RUBEN	81	77	65	12	84.4%
184	WILMOT, ADAM R	81	77	65	12	84.4%
185	BOLIVAR, LUIS A	123	122	103	19	84.4%
186	DARNSTADT, KATHERINE	71	65	55	10	84.6%
187	PARTYTIME-HDO OPERATIONS LLC	57	39	33	6	84.6%
188	AUERBACH, SUZANNE	27	26	22	4	84.6%
189	MAHAKALI, PRASHANTH K	549	514	436	78	84.8%
190	BOEHM CHRISTOPHER G	508	508	431	77	84.8%
191	DIGANCI, MARK T	73	66	56	10	84.8%
192	PHILLIPS-SORICH, GEORGE S	34	33	28	5	84.8%
193	IVARI, ANDREW J	183	172	146	26	84.9%
194	ZAHRAH, NABIL F	63	60	51	9	85.0%
195	BEYERL, GARY E	20	20	17	3	85.0%
196	RIVETNA, CYRUS	225	215	183	32	85.1%
197	DVORAK, BRANYO	34	34	29	5	85.3%
198	FRIEDMAN, ROBERT N	287	266	227	39	85.3%
199	HUTTER, PAMELA J	85	82	70	12	85.4%
200	KIM, MARTIN	42	41	35	6	85.4%