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
251	DARNSTADT, KATHERINE	68	63	55	8	87.3%
252	SARANTOS, LEON N	49	48	42	6	87.5%
253	BREUER, CHRISTINE L	35	32	28	4	87.5%
254	KOKALIAS, BILL G	397	385	337	48	87.5%
255	HANNA, JOHN C	2,480	2,383	2,086	297	87.5%
256	FENG, ZISONG	180	178	156	22	87.6%
257	HAMMERSLEY, BRIAN J	75	73	64	9	87.7%
258	CASAGRANDE, PHILIP D	133	130	114	16	87.7%
259	YUNG, EDWARD M	439	415	364	51	87.7%
260	VIRMANI, HARISH C	100	98	86	12	87.8%
261	NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE	54	49	43	6	87.8%
262	MARKER, SCOTT ROBERT	49	49	43	6	87.8%
263	VON WEISE, CHARLES W	77	74	65	9	87.8%
264	HELFERT, JEREMY D	177	173	152	21	87.9%
265	CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	907	874	769	105	88.0%
266	HOTHAN, ALEXANDER J	55	50	44	6	88.0%
267	RAMOS, RICARDO ANTONIO S	26	25	22	3	88.0%
268	VARI, RONALD	734	719	633	86	88.0%
269	BECKLEY, OLABODE M	62	59	52	7	88.1%
270	SMITH, EBEN C	61	60	53	7	88.3%
271	KURDZIEL, ZENON	163	159	141	18	88.7%
272	C3 PRESENTS LLC	143	106	94	12	88.7%
273	MK CONSTRUCTION & BUILDERS INC	106	106	94	12	88.7%
274	ERDELYI, PETER G	458	437	388	49	88.8%
275	TRICARICO, NICHOLAS JOSEPH	29	27	24	3	88.9%
276	DUBIN, PETER A	283	283	252	31	89.0%
277	MC NICHOLS, BRIAN J	41	37	33	4	89.2%
278	STANULIS, JEREMY G	161	158	141	17	89.2%
279	MILLIGAN, JERALD W	174	168	150	18	89.3%
280	REGAN, NATALIE L	29	28	25	3	89.3%
281	JOHNSON, JEREMIAH S	229	214	192	22	89.7%
282	NELSON, JEFFREY P	403	403	362	41	89.8%
283	DUANE EHRESMAN	20	20	18	2	90.0%
284	KENNEDY, CHARLES S	96	91	82	9	90.1%
285	WAECHTER, MICHAEL W	77	71	64	7	90.1%
286	KASPRAK, DAVID V	73	71	64	7	90.1%
287	MATTHEWS, GARY L	52	51	46	5	90.2%
288	SANTOY, CESAR A	270	267	241	26	90.3%
289	MCGRATH, JESSE M	185	185	167	18	90.3%
290	WALLIN, DONALD J	404	382	345	37	90.3%
291	VELEZ MANUEL A	62	62	56	6	90.3%
292	MICHAEL BREHENY	22	21	19	2	90.5%
293	STEVE THOMAS	22	21	19	2	90.5%
294	TORRES, JAIME	58	53	48	5	90.6%
295	HORNOF, WILLIAM RODON	55	53	48	5	90.6%
296	MAYER, PETER C	53	53	48	5	90.6%
297	MARTIN, MATTHEW R	43	43	39	4	90.7%
298	SCHEFFERS, HAROLD G	1,012	955	867	88	90.8%
299	TESSAROLO, DANIEL L	159	152	138	14	90.8%
300	BECKER, SCOTT R	546	506	460	46	90.9%