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
301	Edr Architects	61	55	28	27	50.9%
302	Ronald Michele Ward	52	47	24	23	51.1%
303	Carimi David	45	45	23	22	51.1%
304	Patrick Dennis O'Connell Jr.	35	35	18	17	51.4%
305	Ronald Robert Jr	33	33	17	16	51.5%
306	Peter Gardner	35	31	16	15	51.6%
307	Lisa Monique Pressley	127	120	62	58	51.7%
308	Alvin J Livers Jr.	27	27	14	13	51.9%
309	Joshua Noland	27	27	14	13	51.9%
310	William Floyd Schell III	626	588	305	283	51.9%
311	Daniel Kattan	23	23	12	11	52.2%
312	Brian P Borey	153	153	80	73	52.3%
313	Calvin Chapman	122	122	64	58	52.5%
314	Cook Richard	402	402	211	191	52.5%
315	Hoai Trong Do	911	911	481	430	52.8%
316	Zach Smith Design & Consulting, LLc	53	53	28	25	52.8%
317	James W. Harvey	201	185	98	87	53.0%
318	Lance Valentine	255	254	135	119	53.1%
319	Joe L. Bridges Jr.	636	617	328	289	53.2%
320	Richard A Hamilton Jr.	83	80	43	37	53.8%
321	Christopher Michael Raspino	55	39	21	18	53.8%
322	Paul Pham	31	26	14	12	53.8%
323	Alex James Ruiz III	356	343	185	158	53.9%
324	Glenn A. Cordes	176	176	95	81	54.0%
325	Isidro Genaro Calante	39	35	19	16	54.3%
326	Bennett Luke	81	81	44	37	54.3%
327	Malcolm John Skeins Jr	62	46	25	21	54.3%
328	Anthony Melancon Jr	154	149	81	68	54.4%
329	Murray J. Stewart	172	171	93	78	54.4%
330	Yazoo Restorations	73	68	37	31	54.4%
331	Frank D Natal, III	179	147	80	67	54.4%
332	Wayne Carter Sr.	93	88	48	40	54.5%
333	Mistretta Debbie	40	31	17	14	54.8%
334	Patrick Melancon	43	40	22	18	55.0%
335	David Lavie SR	41	40	22	18	55.0%
336	John Tran	320	320	177	143	55.3%
337	Keith Alexander Davis	354	343	190	153	55.4%
338	William J. Shelton Jr.	134	128	71	57	55.5%
339	Gunner Guidry	54	54	30	24	55.6%
340	Gregory Hackenberg	31	27	15	12	55.6%
341	Diane Hickman	54	52	29	23	55.8%
342	Barry E. Couvillion	644	636	355	281	55.8%
343	Kevin M Pettis	340	340	190	150	55.9%
344	Star Recovery Services, LLC	109	93	52	41	55.9%
345	Gary Bean	59	59	33	26	55.9%
346	Troy Mervin Rawlins	415	404	226	178	55.9%
347	Johnny A Balli, Jr	25	25	14	11	56.0%
348	Patrick Anthony Clark	112	112	63	49	56.3%
349	Michael J Saia	33	32	18	14	56.3%
350	Derrick J Bonano	65	62	35	27	56.5%