43,713 construction permits in Chicago are still open.

90.2% of eligible construction permits have been closed.(-22.3 pp vs. prior year)

The median applicant closes 100.0% of their construction permits.

Tracking 447,533 construction permits across 113,961 applicants since 2006. Data updated daily from Chicago Data Portal.

Lowest Permit Closure Rates

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

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#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
1	CONCORDIA PRESERVATION LLC	30	30	0	30	0.0%
2	LCDC/CNI JV, LLC	20	20	1	19	5.0%
3	BEHOUNEK MENK, JAN MARIE	41	41	6	35	14.6%
4	FAKRODDIN, NABI R	35	34	5	29	14.7%
5	CHRISTINA WILBURN	69	69	13	56	18.8%
6	EBEN SMITH	21	21	5	16	23.8%
7	SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC	94	48	12	36	25.0%
8	LUCAS, DEON P	48	28	7	21	25.0%
9	BOEMAN, SUSAN E	46	44	11	33	25.0%
10	RYAN, MICHAEL T	162	124	32	92	25.8%
11	CANON, MIGUEL A	46	23	6	17	26.1%
12	LIPTAK, HELEN M	117	61	18	43	29.5%
13	BERHANU-HAILE, DEMEKE	32	30	9	21	30.0%
14	ANIMASHAUN, OLADIPO	28	25	8	17	32.0%
15	WANKEL, JORDAN M	30	28	9	19	32.1%
16	BORROMEO, ANGELICA R	79	51	17	34	33.3%
17	ROSADO, MARIO	25	20	7	13	35.0%
18	ANDERSON, MARC S	46	30	11	19	36.7%
19	RICHARD TOWNSELL	38	38	14	24	36.8%
20	KAMAL, GHULAM M	193	159	60	99	37.7%
21	GIBAS, PAWEL S	133	82	31	51	37.8%
22	IGLESKI, MARK W	29	29	11	18	37.9%
23	CRUZ, MARIO G	286	259	102	157	39.4%
24	GUIDER, KARL F	166	132	52	80	39.4%
25	GOYAL, HIMANSHU A	95	65	26	39	40.0%
26	SILVESTRO, JAMES M	35	25	10	15	40.0%
27	YU, WEI	32	20	8	12	40.0%
28	WANG, ZHAOCHEN	103	77	32	45	41.6%
29	SHAHBAZ OBRIEN, KATHRYN C	30	23	10	13	43.5%
30	SMITH, KEVIN E	71	62	27	35	43.5%
31	OHLE, JAMES L	40	34	15	19	44.1%
32	PAVLOVCIK, SAMUEL J	386	286	127	159	44.4%
33	SENGSTOCK, GREGORY D	68	47	21	26	44.7%
34	HUTCHISON, JOSHUA D	33	29	13	16	44.8%
35	CASTEL, ENRIQUE N	21	20	9	11	45.0%
36	GREENBERG, LEE E	54	31	14	17	45.2%
37	DRAPSZO, VICTOR	343	300	136	164	45.3%
38	PATRICK O'BRIEN	21	21	10	11	47.6%
39	DOMINIKOWSKI, MAREK	70	66	32	34	48.5%
40	PAREJA, JOSE R	88	72	35	37	48.6%
41	CUBAS, BORIS M	127	91	45	46	49.5%
42	AMERICAN TOWER	81	64	32	32	50.0%
43	MILLER, ASHLEY F	38	24	12	12	50.0%
44	NIEMIEC, TODD A	35	28	14	14	50.0%
45	FOX III, JOHN J	28	26	13	13	50.0%
46	DOYTCHEVA, RADOSVETA K	26	24	12	12	50.0%
47	TAN, WEI	80	69	35	34	50.7%
48	DIMARIA, JEANNA L	60	51	26	25	51.0%
49	QUIGLEY, ADAM K	47	43	22	21	51.2%
50	RESCHKE, CRAIG M	37	35	18	17	51.4%

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