104,392 construction permits in New Orleans are still open.

59.6% of eligible construction permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 66.7% of their construction permits.

Tracking 258,283 construction permits across 27,418 applicants. Data updated daily from Data.NOLA.gov.

Lowest Permit Closure Rates

Applicants with 20+ rated permits, active in the last 3 years. Methodology

All Types Building Electrical Mechanical Plumbing Demolition

#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
151	Damon Wayne Gibson	52	50	19	31	38.0%
152	John Brent Fitzgerald	42	42	16	26	38.1%
153	Donald P. Trosclair	26	21	8	13	38.1%
154	Morris Kahn	22	21	8	13	38.1%
155	Wilfredo Enrique Rosales	118	118	45	73	38.1%
156	Arthur Joseph Hartsell	414	410	157	253	38.3%
157	Maple Ridge Architects	44	44	17	27	38.6%
158	Carl J Tate	31	31	12	19	38.7%
159	Kirk Michael Cunningham	69	67	26	41	38.8%
160	Regan Paul Voorhies, Jr.	59	59	23	36	39.0%
161	Kohnke Matthew	29	28	11	17	39.3%
162	DAVID SCOTT OMAN	391	391	156	235	39.9%
163	Alfred James Curtis	230	230	92	138	40.0%
164	Ovile Paul Breaux Jr	77	77	31	46	40.3%
165	Allan Bernard Jones	189	188	76	112	40.4%
166	Ira A Preuett	66	37	15	22	40.5%
167	Casper Phillip Gelbke III	37	37	15	22	40.5%
168	Charlie Hampton	74	69	28	41	40.6%
169	Shannon Dean Alexander	207	206	84	122	40.8%
170	Frederick Andrew Schenck Sr.	179	164	67	97	40.9%
171	Troy A. Jeffreys	238	230	94	136	40.9%
172	Oscar Frank Pursell III	39	39	16	23	41.0%
173	James Leroy Pannell	41	41	17	24	41.5%
174	Todd Alexander Dolce	166	161	67	94	41.6%
175	West Studio	83	48	20	28	41.7%
176	Charles Thurber Pierson	3,709	3,681	1,537	2,144	41.8%
177	Dewey Louis Smith III	33	31	13	18	41.9%
178	Elbred Malone Jr.	604	604	254	350	42.1%
179	Christopher Gregory Ray	186	173	73	100	42.2%
180	Leroy McCoy	143	135	57	78	42.2%
181	Zach Smith Consullting	45	45	19	26	42.2%
182	Earls Richard	29	26	11	15	42.3%
183	Gregory Alan Maclean	28	26	11	15	42.3%
184	Keith Walter L'Hoste	26	26	11	15	42.3%
185	John F Schmelling II	59	59	25	34	42.4%
186	Sage David Maas	133	132	56	76	42.4%
187	Eugene King Jr.	45	40	17	23	42.5%
188	Michael Thomas Kenney Jr.	103	101	43	58	42.6%
189	Herbert Willie Hartman III	185	183	78	105	42.6%
190	Davie Shoring	101	68	29	39	42.6%
191	Rene Michael Henry	83	82	35	47	42.7%
192	Richard V LaCaze Jr.	22	21	9	12	42.9%
193	Tyrone Wilson	218	212	91	121	42.9%
194	Posigen Developer	639	638	274	364	42.9%
195	Jeremiah Alexander Johnson	1,681	1,582	681	901	43.0%
196	Bryan Henry Amato	212	210	91	119	43.3%
197	Carlos Hampton	54	53	23	30	43.4%
198	Jerome Vellon Dupre Jr	154	140	61	79	43.6%
199	Kevin Joseph Griffin	39	39	17	22	43.6%
200	Ronald J. Graci	103	103	45	58	43.7%