5,109 building permits in Wilmington are still open.

89.9% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 98.4% of their building permits.

Tracking 50,708 building permits across 2,877 applicants since . Data updated daily from New Hanover County Open Data.

Lowest Building Permit Closure Rates

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

#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
1	UNITED RESTORATION SERVICES LLC	22	20	0	20	0.0%
2	A & I CORPORATION T/A FIRE & WATER RESTORATION CORPORATION	43	41	16	25	39.0%
3	GWATHMEY RESIDENTIAL GROUP LLC	33	25	16	9	64.0%
4	CARIBBEAN POOLS & SPAS INC	148	114	79	35	69.3%
5	TONGUE & GROOVE LLC	33	29	22	7	75.9%
6	ALAN BRENT TENUTA T/A BRENT TENUTA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	30	27	21	6	77.8%
7	THIRD NORTH CONSTUCTION LLC T/A	137	75	60	15	80.0%
8	SUN CITY POOLS INC	69	43	35	8	81.4%
9	ADDIS CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LLC	42	34	28	6	82.4%
10	SOUTHERN EXPOSURE SUNROOMS LLC	91	35	29	6	82.9%
11	BLACKLINE BUILDING LLC	31	25	21	4	84.0%
12	GASTELL GROUP DBA BUILDERPRO LLC	31	25	21	4	84.0%
13	CAROLINA CREATIONS LANDSCAPE INC	61	57	49	8	86.0%
14	COMPLETE RENOVATION SOLUTIONS LLC	74	46	40	6	87.0%
15	KONRADY & SON CONSTRUCTION LLC	78	54	47	7	87.0%
16	Milam Plumbing, Inc.	63	62	54	8	87.1%
17	CLANCY & THEYS CONSTRUCTION CO	45	32	28	4	87.5%
18	KINGPOST DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION INC	30	24	21	3	87.5%
19	AIRLIE OUTDOOR LLC	58	43	38	5	88.4%
20	SOLACE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC T/A PORT CITY POOLS	33	28	25	3	89.3%
21	MARK JOHNSON CUSTOM HOMES INC	47	39	35	4	89.7%
22	Mckinley Building Corporation	20	20	18	2	90.0%
23	SOUTHEAST FOUNDATION AND CRAWLSPACE REPAIR LLC	89	52	47	5	90.4%
24	JOHNSON CUSTOM BUILDERS LLC	43	32	29	3	90.6%
25	NORTH STATE CUSTOM BUILDERS AKA NORTH STATE PARTNERS CONSTRUCTION LLC	40	32	29	3	90.6%
26	BLUE OCEAN CONSTRUCTION INC	37	32	29	3	90.6%
27	WALDKIRCH & SAUNDERS COMPANY	47	44	40	4	90.9%
28	STONE BUILT CONSTRUCTION INC	35	33	30	3	90.9%
29	OLD SCHOOL REBUILDER AND COMPANY	72	60	55	5	91.7%
30	DELANEYS COASTAL CONSTRUCTION LLC	32	26	24	2	92.3%
31	PBC BUILDING CORPORATION	64	40	37	3	92.5%
32	OCEAN BLUE POOLS AND SPAS OF NORTH CAROLINA CORPORATION	252	207	192	15	92.8%
33	RIVERSIDE POOLS & HARDSCAPES LLC	63	43	40	3	93.0%
34	SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC	31	31	29	2	93.5%
35	TMC TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION INC	56	49	46	3	93.9%
36	LS SMITH INC	39	36	34	2	94.4%
37	CHAMBLISS & RABIL CONTRACTORS INC	84	75	71	4	94.7%
38	INGRAM BROS INC	115	77	73	4	94.8%
39	LUXURY POOLS AND HARDSCAPES 6 LLC AKA PREMIER POOLS AND SPAS COASTAL CAROLINAS	52	40	38	2	95.0%
40	HAROLD K JORDAN AND CO INC	221	209	199	10	95.2%
41	KEECO OF WILMINGTON LLC LIC# 70545)	48	43	41	2	95.3%
42	BELL CUSTOM HOMES LLC	46	43	41	2	95.3%
43	BUCKNER BUILD LLC ((GC) LIC# 81410)	32	22	21	1	95.5%
44	KAISER CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC	25	22	21	1	95.5%
45	STONEHENGE BUILDING INC	26	23	22	1	95.7%
46	MIDDLEBURG CONSTRUCTION LLC	307	304	291	13	95.7%
47	STEVENS FINE HOMES T/A STEVENS BUILDING COMPANY	77	71	68	3	95.8%
48	STONE MONTGOMERY CONSTRUCTION CO	29	24	23	1	95.8%
49	THE COASTAL CYPRESS BUILDING COMPANY INC	27	24	23	1	95.8%
50	BLANCHARD BUILDING & PROPERTIES INC	30	27	26	1	96.3%