32,701 building permits in Chicago are still open.

84% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 94.1% of their building permits.

Tracking 204,880 building permits across 83,121 applicants since . Data updated daily from Chicago Data Portal.

Lowest Building 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	FAKRODDIN, NABI R	36	35	5	30	14.3%
4	BEHOUNEK MENK, JAN MARIE	41	41	6	35	14.6%
5	CHRISTINA WILBURN	69	69	13	56	18.8%
6	BOEMAN, SUSAN E	46	43	11	32	25.6%
7	LUCAS, DEON P	40	27	7	20	25.9%
8	RYAN, MICHAEL T	159	118	32	86	27.1%
9	CANON, MIGUEL A	42	22	6	16	27.3%
10	LIPTAK, HELEN M	117	62	17	45	27.4%
11	BERHANU-HAILE, DEMEKE	32	30	9	21	30.0%
12	RICHARD TOWNSELL	38	38	12	26	31.6%
13	ANIMASHAUN, OLADIPO	28	25	8	17	32.0%
14	WANKEL, JORDAN M	30	28	9	19	32.1%
15	YU, WEI	33	20	7	13	35.0%
16	ROSADO, MARIO	25	20	7	13	35.0%
17	BORROMEO, ANGELICA R	76	48	17	31	35.4%
18	KAMAL, GHULAM M	189	159	60	99	37.7%
19	ANDERSON, MARC S	44	29	11	18	37.9%
20	IGLESKI, MARK W	29	29	11	18	37.9%
21	GUIDER, KARL F	165	133	52	81	39.1%
22	CRUZ, MARIO G	284	257	102	155	39.7%
23	GOYAL, HIMANSHU A	95	61	25	36	41.0%
24	GIBAS, PAWEL S	131	75	31	44	41.3%
25	WANG, ZHAOCHEN	102	74	31	43	41.9%
26	SMITH, KEVIN E	72	62	27	35	43.5%
27	HUTCHISON, JOSHUA D	33	29	13	16	44.8%
28	CASTEL, ENRIQUE N	21	20	9	11	45.0%
29	DRAPSZO, VICTOR	342	298	135	163	45.3%
30	OHLE, JAMES L	40	33	15	18	45.5%
31	SILVESTRO, JAMES M	33	22	10	12	45.5%
32	SHAHBAZ OBRIEN, KATHRYN C	30	22	10	12	45.5%
33	SENGSTOCK, GREGORY D	67	46	21	25	45.7%
34	PAVLOVCIK, SAMUEL J	382	274	126	148	46.0%
35	PATRICK O'BRIEN	21	21	10	11	47.6%
36	GREENBERG, LEE E	53	29	14	15	48.3%
37	NIEMIEC, TODD A	36	29	14	15	48.3%
38	DOMINIKOWSKI, MAREK	70	66	32	34	48.5%
39	BREMER, CHRISTOPHER J	76	67	33	34	49.3%
40	CUBAS, BORIS M	125	91	45	46	49.5%
41	PAREJA, JOSE R	86	70	35	35	50.0%
42	TAN, WEI	80	70	35	35	50.0%
43	FOX III, JOHN J	28	26	13	13	50.0%
44	DOYTCHEVA, RADOSVETA K	25	24	12	12	50.0%
45	DIMARIA, JEANNA L	60	51	26	25	51.0%
46	QUIGLEY, ADAM K	47	43	22	21	51.2%
47	RESCHKE, CRAIG M	37	35	18	17	51.4%
48	KACPRZYNSKI, ANDY	227	149	79	70	53.0%
49	MILLER, ASHLEY F	38	22	12	10	54.5%
50	GUACOLDA REYES	34	33	18	15	54.5%