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
151	FELSEN, MARTIN S	23	23	18	5	78.3%
152	IRWIN, JAMES K	37	37	29	8	78.4%
153	FUNKE, JEFFREY N	107	98	77	21	78.6%
154	SPROGIS MAROHN, RENEE	66	56	44	12	78.6%
155	BACKSTROM, A JOAKIM	25	24	19	5	79.2%
156	BLAIR, BRUCE ALLAN	30	29	23	6	79.3%
157	CLARK, JOHN W	65	63	50	13	79.4%
158	A & SL CONSTRUCTION INC	37	34	27	7	79.4%
159	BELLIS, TODD L	86	83	66	17	79.5%
160	HEUSDENS, LEIGH A	506	464	369	95	79.5%
161	MARTINEZ, LUIS A	206	201	160	41	79.6%
162	SPLITT, JONATHAN D	293	283	226	57	79.9%
163	KRAS, JONATHAN M	55	45	36	9	80.0%
164	COLLINS, CHRISTOPHER B	47	45	36	9	80.0%
165	BIG TENT EVENTS	41	25	20	5	80.0%
166	KLYMSON, JEFFERY M	38	35	28	7	80.0%
167	HODGSON, DANIEL L	21	20	16	4	80.0%
168	STAMATOUKOS, ANGELO T	20	20	16	4	80.0%
169	LIPOWSKI, ANDREW Z	106	91	73	18	80.2%
170	POLICHUK, ALEXANDER V	69	66	53	13	80.3%
171	TALSMA, CHRISTOPHER N	37	36	29	7	80.6%
172	BUDZIK, THOMAS	486	453	365	88	80.6%
173	GT ALTERNATIVES LLC	46	31	25	6	80.6%
174	HADLEY, NICHOLAS M	203	181	146	35	80.7%
175	AIELLO, MICHAEL	53	52	42	10	80.8%
176	BURNHAM NATIONWIDE, INC.	52	52	42	10	80.8%
177	HUNT, RICHARD R	27	26	21	5	80.8%
178	FUJIKAWA, TOMOO T	95	94	76	18	80.9%
179	BLEMKER, RUSSELL R	144	136	110	26	80.9%
180	CURT BETTIKER	22	21	17	4	81.0%
181	ELKINS, RONALD T	123	116	94	22	81.0%
182	HEDLUND, NEVIN N	99	95	77	18	81.1%
183	WILMOT, ADAM R	88	80	65	15	81.3%
184	NORSMAN, BRENT A	73	64	52	12	81.3%
185	CARROLL, JOSEPH P	244	230	187	43	81.3%
186	GIL, RUBEN	83	81	66	15	81.5%
187	WHITNEY, RICHARD L	22	22	18	4	81.8%
188	TWOHEY, EDWARD F	58	56	46	10	82.1%
189	DASSE, CHRISTOPHER M	407	381	314	67	82.4%
190	RON ABRAMS	57	57	47	10	82.5%
191	HEITZMAN, FRANK E	23	23	19	4	82.6%
192	ROSZAK, THOMAS A	23	23	19	4	82.6%
193	HERSHENSON, MICHAEL G	42	41	34	7	82.9%
194	FAJARDO, JORGE E	406	394	327	67	83.0%
195	KASEMSARN, RICHARD	25	24	20	4	83.3%
196	KACZMAREK, ARTUR F	147	139	116	23	83.5%
197	FRIEDMAN, ROBERT N	294	272	227	45	83.5%
198	MAHAKALI, PRASHANTH K	556	522	436	86	83.5%
199	HUTTER, PAMELA J	91	85	71	14	83.5%
200	TOMARAS, VAN D	69	67	56	11	83.6%