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
301	BARKER, KEVIN J	78	77	70	7	90.9%
302	DURKIN, DANIEL J	45	44	40	4	90.9%
303	KEARNS, LAWRENCE P	23	22	20	2	90.9%
304	ZELENKO, PETER A	80	78	71	7	91.0%
305	BERON, HAROLD	127	126	115	11	91.3%
306	MICHAEL FOX	37	35	32	3	91.4%
307	OBORA, BRUCE M	36	35	32	3	91.4%
308	JACOBSON, SARAH B	35	35	32	3	91.4%
309	TRUDEAU, MARC R	49	47	43	4	91.5%
310	LOYOLA UNIVERSITY	48	47	43	4	91.5%
311	ALSPAUGH, ANN M	62	60	55	5	91.7%
312	THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	379	374	343	31	91.7%
313	CROWN CASTLE	508	508	467	41	91.9%
314	CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY	126	124	114	10	91.9%
315	YOUNG, LAURA L	239	237	218	19	92.0%
316	PIEKARZ, RONALD R	113	113	104	9	92.0%
317	EKIERT, PIOTR	153	151	139	12	92.1%
318	WARNER, WILLIAM D	40	38	35	3	92.1%
319	YOSHIDA JAMES M	38	38	35	3	92.1%
320	HIRSCH, HOWARD M	134	127	117	10	92.1%
321	GENSBURG, SARA E F	401	383	354	29	92.4%
322	BERMAN, JOEL G	167	159	147	12	92.5%
323	TRZUPEK, GREGORY A	106	106	98	8	92.5%
324	WEISS, STEVEN F	57	53	49	4	92.5%
325	FLORCZAK, PAUL P	67	67	62	5	92.5%
326	POLICH, BRETT A	321	311	288	23	92.6%
327	AHLEMAN, THOMAS D	43	41	38	3	92.7%
328	DIMAILIG, FERDINAND R	382	372	345	27	92.7%
329	MILLER, JEFFREY D	72	69	64	5	92.8%
330	MOHR, MICHAEL M	240	236	219	17	92.8%
331	RIESTERER, CHARLES P	126	125	116	9	92.8%
332	SEMENZIN, MICHAEL L	338	327	304	23	93.0%
333	HALL, JERALD W	43	43	40	3	93.0%
334	LUIS CASTRO	30	29	27	2	93.1%
335	JANOWIAK, JACK M	229	218	203	15	93.1%
336	LE VAUGHN TIMOTHY J	88	88	82	6	93.2%
337	MARTS, SAMUEL S	45	44	41	3	93.2%
338	HUFFMAN, JOEL R	64	60	56	4	93.3%
339	RENO, BRIAN N	33	30	28	2	93.3%
340	NELSON, WILLIAM D	31	30	28	2	93.3%
341	VEACH, KENNETH A	122	121	113	8	93.4%
342	EARLES, DANIEL R	824	806	753	53	93.4%
343	MICHALSKI, FRANK PAUL	49	47	44	3	93.6%
344	KELLER, JAY M	150	143	134	9	93.7%
345	HEINIGER, JOEL D	81	80	75	5	93.8%
346	ECKHARDT SR, THOMAS D	48	48	45	3	93.8%
347	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	34	32	30	2	93.8%
348	SCHROEDER, DAVID J	34	32	30	2	93.8%
349	MIKE ZUCKER	33	32	30	2	93.8%
350	SHAPIRO, DONALD	49	49	46	3	93.9%