39,264 construction permits in Chicago are still open.

90.6% of eligible construction permits have been closed.(-12.5 pp vs. prior year)

The median applicant closes 100.0% of their construction permits.

Tracking 417,454 construction permits across 100,317 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	LCDC/CNI JV, LLC	20	20	0	20	0.0%
2	BEHOUNEK MENK, JAN MARIE	41	41	6	35	14.6%
3	CHRISTINA WILBURN	69	69	13	56	18.8%
4	FAKRODDIN, NABI R	28	26	5	21	19.2%
5	EBEN SMITH	20	20	5	15	25.0%
6	LIPTAK, HELEN M	105	56	15	41	26.8%
7	BOEMAN, SUSAN E	43	41	11	30	26.8%
8	SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC	109	20	6	14	30.0%
9	BERHANU-HAILE, DEMEKE	32	30	9	21	30.0%
10	RYAN, MICHAEL T	136	104	32	72	30.8%
11	ANIMASHAUN, OLADIPO	25	25	8	17	32.0%
12	WANKEL, JORDAN M	29	26	9	17	34.6%
13	GOYAL, HIMANSHU A	91	60	21	39	35.0%
14	BORROMEO, ANGELICA R	69	46	17	29	37.0%
15	IGLESKI, MARK W	29	29	11	18	37.9%
16	GIBAS, PAWEL S	123	78	30	48	38.5%
17	KAMAL, GHULAM M	180	149	59	90	39.6%
18	GUIDER, KARL F	156	127	51	76	40.2%
19	CRUZ, MARIO G	277	251	101	150	40.2%
20	ANDERSON, MARC S	42	26	11	15	42.3%
21	SILVESTRO, JAMES M	32	23	10	13	43.5%
22	NIEMIEC, TODD A	35	25	11	14	44.0%
23	DRAPSZO, VICTOR	338	288	129	159	44.8%
24	CASTEL, ENRIQUE N	22	20	9	11	45.0%
25	SANDBERG, DOUGLAS E	29	22	10	12	45.5%
26	WANG, ZHAOCHEN	98	63	30	33	47.6%
27	PAVLOVCIK, SAMUEL J	342	255	122	133	47.8%
28	HUTCHISON, JOSHUA D	30	27	13	14	48.1%
29	FOX III, JOHN J	29	27	13	14	48.1%
30	SENGSTOCK, GREGORY D	61	43	21	22	48.8%
31	SMITH, KEVIN E	66	55	27	28	49.1%
32	DOMINIKOWSKI, MAREK	67	65	32	33	49.2%
33	TAN, WEI	81	70	35	35	50.0%
34	AMERICAN TOWER	67	62	31	31	50.0%
35	OHLE, JAMES L	39	30	15	15	50.0%
36	BENOIT, JOHN W	133	85	43	42	50.6%
37	QUIGLEY, ADAM K	47	41	21	20	51.2%
38	KASPER DEVELOPMENT LLC	28	23	12	11	52.2%
39	DOYTCHEVA, RADOSVETA K	25	23	12	11	52.2%
40	PAREJA, JOSE R	78	67	35	32	52.2%
41	BREMER, CHRISTOPHER J	73	62	33	29	53.2%
42	KACPRZYNSKI, ANDY	209	140	76	64	54.3%
43	RESCHKE, CRAIG M	36	33	18	15	54.5%
44	WANDS, GARY A	50	47	26	21	55.3%
45	CUBAS, BORIS M	113	77	43	34	55.8%
46	FAWCETT, PRESTON C	64	55	31	24	56.4%
47	DIMARIA, JEANNA L	57	46	26	20	56.5%
48	KAMIEN, KEVIN K	203	182	103	79	56.6%
49	LIVANU, EDUARD	67	56	32	24	57.1%
50	NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES COURT ORDER RECEIVER	50	49	28	21	57.1%

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