105,508 construction permits in New Orleans are still open.

59.3% of eligible construction permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 66.7% of their construction permits.

Tracking 259,068 construction permits across 27,469 applicants since 2012. 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	Ira A Preuett	95	40	15	25	37.5%
152	Kevin M Nolan	45	45	17	28	37.8%
153	Kirk S. Wright	37	37	14	23	37.8%
154	J J Boudreaux J J Kirk J	29	29	11	18	37.9%
155	Damon Wayne Gibson	52	50	19	31	38.0%
156	John Brent Fitzgerald	43	42	16	26	38.1%
157	Morris Kahn	22	21	8	13	38.1%
158	Wilfredo Enrique Rosales	118	118	45	73	38.1%
159	Arthur Joseph Hartsell	410	410	157	253	38.3%
160	Maple Ridge Architects	44	44	17	27	38.6%
161	Carl J Tate	31	31	12	19	38.7%
162	West Studio	92	49	19	30	38.8%
163	Charlie Hampton	75	72	28	44	38.9%
164	Regan Paul Voorhies, Jr.	61	59	23	36	39.0%
165	Kohnke Matthew	29	28	11	17	39.3%
166	Kirk Michael Cunningham	70	66	26	40	39.4%
167	Dewey Louis Smith III	33	33	13	20	39.4%
168	Frederick Andrew Schenck Sr.	187	170	67	103	39.4%
169	Bryan Charles Achary	29	25	10	15	40.0%
170	Scott Welty	23	20	8	12	40.0%
171	Shuler Construction LLC	22	20	8	12	40.0%
172	DAVID SCOTT OMAN	387	387	155	232	40.1%
173	Alfred James Curtis	229	229	92	137	40.2%
174	Ovile Paul Breaux Jr	77	77	31	46	40.3%
175	Allan Bernard Jones	188	188	76	112	40.4%
176	Casper Phillip Gelbke III	37	37	15	22	40.5%
177	Salvadore J. Ditta	134	128	52	76	40.6%
178	Shannon Dean Alexander	207	206	84	122	40.8%
179	Troy A. Jeffreys	237	230	94	136	40.9%
180	Oscar Frank Pursell III	39	39	16	23	41.0%
181	Eugene King Jr.	43	41	17	24	41.5%
182	James Leroy Pannell	41	41	17	24	41.5%
183	Todd Alexander Dolce	166	161	67	94	41.6%
184	Elbred Rayno Malone Jr.	55	36	15	21	41.7%
185	Charles Thurber Pierson	3,713	3,685	1,537	2,148	41.7%
186	Elbred Malone Jr.	604	604	254	350	42.1%
187	Christopher Gregory Ray	189	173	73	100	42.2%
188	Gregory Alan Maclean	27	26	11	15	42.3%
189	Keith Walter L'Hoste	26	26	11	15	42.3%
190	John F Schmelling II	59	59	25	34	42.4%
191	Sage David Maas	133	132	56	76	42.4%
192	Leroy McCoy	156	134	57	77	42.5%
193	Jeremiah Alexander Johnson	1,686	1,600	681	919	42.6%
194	Michael Thomas Kenney Jr.	106	101	43	58	42.6%
195	Herbert Willie Hartman III	186	183	78	105	42.6%
196	Rene Michael Henry	86	82	35	47	42.7%
197	John C Williams	138	119	51	68	42.9%
198	Ryan Fitzsimmons	24	21	9	12	42.9%
199	Richard V LaCaze Jr.	21	21	9	12	42.9%
200	Tyrone Wilson	217	212	91	121	42.9%