31,160 building permits in Chicago are still open.

84.6% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 94.1% of their building permits.

Tracking 202,746 building permits across 81,969 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	CROWN CASTLE	508	508	467	41	91.9%
302	THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	376	372	342	30	91.9%
303	MATTHEWS, GARY L	51	50	46	4	92.0%
304	PIEKARZ, RONALD R	113	113	104	9	92.0%
305	ZELENKO, PETER A	80	76	70	6	92.1%
306	BARKER, KEVIN J	78	76	70	6	92.1%
307	MAGDAN CONSTRUCTION INC	67	38	35	3	92.1%
308	YOSHIDA JAMES M	38	38	35	3	92.1%
309	HIRSCH, HOWARD M	134	127	117	10	92.1%
310	MOHR, MICHAEL M	240	236	218	18	92.4%
311	BERMAN, JOEL G	167	158	146	12	92.4%
312	FLORCZAK, PAUL P	67	66	61	5	92.4%
313	TRZUPEK, GREGORY A	106	106	98	8	92.5%
314	POLICH, BRETT A	321	310	287	23	92.6%
315	FANIZZA, ANTONIO	55	54	50	4	92.6%
316	SEMENZIN, MICHAEL L	336	327	303	24	92.7%
317	EKIERT, PIOTR	152	150	139	11	92.7%
318	AHLEMAN, THOMAS D	43	41	38	3	92.7%
319	KASPRAK, DAVID V	73	69	64	5	92.8%
320	YOUNG, LAURA L	237	235	218	17	92.8%
321	RIESTERER, CHARLES P	126	125	116	9	92.8%
322	VAJDA, JOSEPH	56	56	52	4	92.9%
323	PEAK PROPERTIES	40	28	26	2	92.9%
324	HALL, JERALD W	43	43	40	3	93.0%
325	ALESSANDRO, PAUL	102	101	94	7	93.1%
326	LUIS CASTRO	30	29	27	2	93.1%
327	GENSBURG, SARA E F	397	380	354	26	93.2%
328	LE VAUGHN TIMOTHY J	88	88	82	6	93.2%
329	MARTS, SAMUEL S	45	44	41	3	93.2%
330	DIMAILIG, FERDINAND R	380	370	345	25	93.2%
331	HUFFMAN, JOEL R	63	60	56	4	93.3%
332	RENO, BRIAN N	32	30	28	2	93.3%
333	NELSON, WILLIAM D	31	30	28	2	93.3%
334	LOYOLA UNIVERSITY	47	46	43	3	93.5%
335	JANOWIAK, JACK M	229	216	202	14	93.5%
336	BLUE PEAK TENTS INC	90	62	58	4	93.5%
337	GARRISON, HOWARD A	79	78	73	5	93.6%
338	KELLER, JAY M	150	143	134	9	93.7%
339	HEINIGER, JOEL D	80	80	75	5	93.8%
340	ECKHARDT SR, THOMAS D	49	48	45	3	93.8%
341	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	34	32	30	2	93.8%
342	SCHROEDER, DAVID J	34	32	30	2	93.8%
343	MIKE ZUCKER	33	32	30	2	93.8%
344	SHAPIRO, DONALD	49	49	46	3	93.9%
345	EARLES, DANIEL R	822	801	752	49	93.9%
346	BOWMAN, ROBERT C	149	149	140	9	94.0%
347	KELLY, MICHAEL J	83	83	78	5	94.0%
348	TORRES, JAIME	58	51	48	3	94.1%
349	VEACH, KENNETH A	122	120	113	7	94.2%
350	WEISS, STEVEN F	57	52	49	3	94.2%