32,685 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 204,871 building permits across 83,106 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
51	GUACOLDA REYES	34	33	18	15	54.5%
52	DEUTSCH, TIMOTHY A	23	20	11	9	55.0%
53	LIVANU, EDUARD	66	58	32	26	55.2%
54	BENOIT, JOHN W	134	99	55	44	55.6%
55	KOLBER, STEVEN A	68	57	32	25	56.1%
56	KAMIEN, KEVIN K	203	185	104	81	56.2%
57	WANDS, GARY A	51	48	27	21	56.3%
58	FAWCETT, PRESTON C	63	55	31	24	56.4%
59	MAGALIFF, JAIME A	23	23	13	10	56.5%
60	MATTHYS, MICHAEL J	31	30	17	13	56.7%
61	GARY, WARREN R	68	21	12	9	57.1%
62	NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES COURT ORDER RECEIVER	50	49	28	21	57.1%
63	WANG, ANDREW R	212	183	106	77	57.9%
64	SHIVELY, MICHAEL N	49	43	25	18	58.1%
65	SENGA, FIRMIN S	210	190	111	79	58.4%
66	CLINE, EMMA L	27	22	13	9	59.1%
67	KASPER DEVELOPMENT LLC	24	22	13	9	59.1%
68	LESKIV, ALAN	67	59	35	24	59.3%
69	WOLFE, ANA S	40	37	22	15	59.5%
70	NICOLAIE, CRISTIAN M	88	79	47	32	59.5%
71	PURDY, ELIZABETH C	57	55	33	22	60.0%
72	HIRAMI, BRIAN B	54	50	30	20	60.0%
73	JK RENTALS II, LLC	27	20	12	8	60.0%
74	BARRY, MICHAEL J	21	20	12	8	60.0%
75	MO, JUNG J	110	94	57	37	60.6%
76	T- MOBILE	158	158	96	62	60.8%
77	NATKE, ROBERT EDWARD	47	46	28	18	60.9%
78	SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION	23	23	14	9	60.9%
79	THEODORE, PETER T	67	59	36	23	61.0%
80	SHALVIS, SCOTT A	67	65	40	25	61.5%
81	CHLEBEK, CHESTER	43	39	24	15	61.5%
82	HUDSON, BRYAN W	482	427	264	163	61.8%
83	DZIEKIEWICZ, GABRIEL I	49	45	28	17	62.2%
84	RANDAZZO, LUIGI F	30	24	15	9	62.5%
85	TEBBENKAMP, JANET K	27	24	15	9	62.5%
86	BRAHAR, ERIC R	53	41	26	15	63.4%
87	MONTGOMERY, THOMAS C	218	193	124	69	64.2%
88	GARCIA, LAURA	91	84	54	30	64.3%
89	MCDONNELL, IAN J	101	81	53	28	65.4%
90	COX, MICHAEL S	634	535	354	181	66.2%
91	KUJAWA, CASIMIR R	34	33	22	11	66.7%
92	CONTRERAS, RAMON	344	295	198	97	67.1%
93	JENNIE MILLER	77	77	52	25	67.5%
94	TECHNOTRIX INC	55	37	25	12	67.6%
95	DAVIS, IOANNIS	37	34	23	11	67.6%
96	ARZOUMANIAN, RAFFI	57	56	38	18	67.9%
97	PIECZONKA, TRACEY M	40	28	19	9	67.9%
98	RIDDLE, SHANNON M	31	28	19	9	67.9%
99	FANGMANN, WILLIAM J	74	66	45	21	68.2%
100	URBANOWICZ, ADRIAN	23	22	15	7	68.2%