Open Permit Data

110,471 building permits in Boston are still open.

30.9% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 31.7% of their building permits.

Tracking 159,832 building permits across 29,493 applicants since . Data updated daily from Analyze Boston.

Lowest Building Permit Closure Rates

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

LowestHighest
All TypesElectricalPlumbingGasBuildingFire AlarmLow Voltage
#ApplicantStill OpenClosure Rate
201Michael Leung15722.7%
202Steven Goodell1722.7%
203roberto alas1722.7%
204ronald nolte1722.7%
205Alvaro Carrasco2722.9%
206jack ordway2722.9%
207James Fagan2722.9%
208valentine watson4723.0%
209Timothy Williams4023.1%
210Scott Cleveland3023.1%
211Peter Vanko2023.1%
212Paul Dudley2023.1%
213Peter Koury2023.1%
214Robert Ferree2023.1%
215paul jackson2023.1%
216Philip Kapitan29223.2%
217Stephen Danner6623.3%
218Thomas Connors3323.3%
219Paul Sullivan2323.3%
220Edward Ahern3623.4%
221Thomas Caulfield20923.4%
222Craig Galligan3923.5%
223Michael McGough2623.5%
224Andrew Mclauchlan2623.5%
225Michael Leary5823.7%
226Jason Chui3223.8%
227mark swab1623.8%
228Ian Gleeson1623.8%
229Kevin Houlker1623.8%
230Anthony Del Vecchio1623.8%
231Ben Fuller1623.8%
232Eric Libby1623.8%
233Ivan H&M Construction1623.8%
234David Arrowsmith8623.9%
235Bruce Davis1924.0%
236Philip Hresko4124.1%
237Kevin Joyce2224.1%
238wagner defreitas2224.1%
239HARRISON LEVITSKY2224.1%
240James Foster2224.1%
241Pawel Wojcik24924.3%
242Russell Gibson2824.3%
243Derek Coulter2824.3%
244Philip Smith2824.3%
245Jose Garcia4324.6%
246Silvano Malafaia9224.6%
247Tung Nguyen4624.6%
248Joseph Holland8125.0%
249William Kennedy2125.0%
250khiem nguyen2125.0%