31,063 building permits in Chicago are still open.

84.7% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 94.3% of their building permits.

Tracking 202,596 building permits across 81,877 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	FAWCETT, PRESTON C	64	55	31	24	56.4%
52	CLINE, EMMA L	28	23	13	10	56.5%
53	KAMIEN, KEVIN K	204	183	104	79	56.8%
54	WANG, ANDREW R	216	181	103	78	56.9%
55	NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES COURT ORDER RECEIVER	50	49	28	21	57.1%
56	WANDS, GARY A	51	47	27	20	57.4%
57	MATTHYS, MICHAEL J	31	29	17	12	58.6%
58	HIRAMI, BRIAN B	55	51	30	21	58.8%
59	PURDY, ELIZABETH C	58	56	33	23	58.9%
60	KOLBER, STEVEN A	63	54	32	22	59.3%
61	NATKE, ROBERT EDWARD	48	47	28	19	59.6%
62	SENGA, FIRMIN S	206	186	111	75	59.7%
63	MO, JUNG J	106	95	57	38	60.0%
64	CHLEBEK, CHESTER	43	38	23	15	60.5%
65	LESKIV, ALAN	68	56	34	22	60.7%
66	DOYLE, DEBORAH A	28	28	17	11	60.7%
67	SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION	23	23	14	9	60.9%
68	SHIVELY, MICHAEL N	48	41	25	16	61.0%
69	THEODORE, PETER T	64	59	36	23	61.0%
70	SHALVIS, SCOTT A	65	63	39	24	61.9%
71	DOBOS, NATALJA	38	32	20	12	62.5%
72	HUDSON, BRYAN W	472	418	262	156	62.7%
73	WOLFE, ANA S	39	35	22	13	62.9%
74	MONTGOMERY, THOMAS C	218	191	121	70	63.4%
75	NICOLAIE, CRISTIAN M	82	74	47	27	63.5%
76	DZIEKIEWICZ, GABRIEL I	48	44	28	16	63.6%
77	MCDONNELL, IAN J	101	81	52	29	64.2%
78	RIDDLE, SHANNON M	32	28	18	10	64.3%
79	TEBBENKAMP, JANET K	26	23	15	8	65.2%
80	JENNIE MILLER	78	78	52	26	66.7%
81	BRAHAR, ERIC R	51	39	26	13	66.7%
82	NUTTELMAN, JASON P	41	30	20	10	66.7%
83	KUJAWA, CASIMIR R	35	33	22	11	66.7%
84	P2M CONSTRUCTION LLC	38	34	23	11	67.6%
85	CONTRERAS, RAMON	339	291	198	93	68.0%
86	MK CONSTRUCTION & BUILDERS, INC	39	22	15	7	68.2%
87	COX, MICHAEL S	606	513	350	163	68.2%
88	GARCIA, LAURA	88	79	54	25	68.4%
89	KOO, JAH HEE	67	57	39	18	68.4%
90	ARZOUMANIAN, RAFFI	57	55	38	17	69.1%
91	DAVIS, IOANNIS	36	33	23	10	69.7%
92	FANGMANN, WILLIAM J	74	63	44	19	69.8%
93	TEPAVCEVIC, RADULE	137	137	96	41	70.1%
94	PIECZONKA, TRACEY M	39	27	19	8	70.4%
95	MURIELLO, DAVID J	24	24	17	7	70.8%
96	HARRINGTON, SUSAN M	67	52	37	15	71.2%
97	RANDAZZO, LUIGI F	29	21	15	6	71.4%
98	MICHALEK, CHRISTOPHER	24	21	15	6	71.4%
99	URBANOWICZ, ADRIAN	22	21	15	6	71.4%
100	VOLCKENS, ANDREW A	78	60	43	17	71.7%