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
201	STYER, ERIC L	235	213	182	31	85.4%
202	SIMOVIC, LASZLO	646	629	538	91	85.5%
203	STONEBERG, JOHN B	51	49	42	7	85.7%
204	VILLANUEVA, ALLEN M	43	42	36	6	85.7%
205	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	38	35	30	5	85.7%
206	COOK, CHARLES S	30	28	24	4	85.7%
207	SULLIVAN, MARK J	183	183	157	26	85.8%
208	JORDAN, JAMES D	127	120	103	17	85.8%
209	DALE, FOSTER DAVID	107	100	86	14	86.0%
210	REGAN, NATALIE L	30	29	25	4	86.2%
211	BOGUSCH, MELISSA M	156	138	119	19	86.2%
212	ARENZANA LUIS M	117	117	101	16	86.3%
213	SPROGIS MAROHN, RENEE	62	44	38	6	86.4%
214	HEINERT, JONATHAN M	24	22	19	3	86.4%
215	ILEKIS, ALPHONSE A	180	177	153	24	86.4%
216	MAIN, TODD	114	111	96	15	86.5%
217	CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	958	891	772	119	86.6%
218	YUNG, EDWARD M	435	420	364	56	86.7%
219	VON WEISE, CHARLES W	78	75	65	10	86.7%
220	THOMPSON, JAMES P	62	60	52	8	86.7%
221	BLENDER, RICHARD A	33	30	26	4	86.7%
222	HOCHBERG, KASIA LUCYNA	31	30	26	4	86.7%
223	BESCH, STEVEN P	117	106	92	14	86.8%
224	TWOHEY, EDWARD F	56	53	46	7	86.8%
225	SMITH, EBEN C	62	61	53	8	86.9%
226	HEDLUND, NEVIN N	92	88	77	11	87.5%
227	HAMMERSLEY, BRIAN J	75	72	63	9	87.5%
228	WARNER, WILLIAM D	41	40	35	5	87.5%
229	HANNA, JOHN C	2,455	2,371	2,077	294	87.6%
230	MARKER, SCOTT ROBERT	49	49	43	6	87.8%
231	RAMOS, RICARDO ANTONIO S	25	25	22	3	88.0%
232	CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT	72	67	59	8	88.1%
233	BECKLEY, OLABODE M	62	59	52	7	88.1%
234	HELFERT, JEREMY D	176	169	149	20	88.2%
235	FITZGERALD, DANIELA S	300	288	254	34	88.2%
236	SALEEM, MOHAMMED	48	43	38	5	88.4%
237	GT ALTERNATIVES LLC	37	26	23	3	88.5%
238	VARI, RONALD	728	713	631	82	88.5%
239	WINSTON, EL DANTE' C	42	35	31	4	88.6%
240	TAYLOR, BRIAN A	121	115	102	13	88.7%
241	WESTBROOK, RAMONA	73	71	63	8	88.7%
242	HOTHAN, ALEXANDER J	54	45	40	5	88.9%
243	OBORA, BRUCE M	36	36	32	4	88.9%
244	TRICARICO, NICHOLAS JOSEPH	27	27	24	3	88.9%
245	PUROHIT, HEMAL M	215	200	178	22	89.0%
246	ERDELYI, PETER G	452	433	386	47	89.1%
247	UNITED AIRLINES	51	37	33	4	89.2%
248	MC NICHOLS, BRIAN J	41	37	33	4	89.2%
249	PEAK PROPERTIES	44	28	25	3	89.3%
250	MK CONSTRUCTION & BUILDERS INC	103	103	92	11	89.3%