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
401	VASILKO, MICHAEL J	54	54	52	2	96.3%
402	MOSKUS, CARL S	32	27	26	1	96.3%
403	NERI, GUIDO C	31	28	27	1	96.4%
404	MALCOLM, JAMES H	60	58	56	2	96.6%
405	ARAVOSIS, GEORGE G	59	59	57	2	96.6%
406	HOYER, JEFFREY B	90	89	86	3	96.6%
407	DUNNE, COREY R	245	243	235	8	96.7%
408	YEUNG, KIN M	218	216	209	7	96.8%
409	ROKACH, ABRAHAM J	278	278	269	9	96.8%
410	CALAMARO, MOSHE	128	128	124	4	96.9%
411	FAUTSCH, STEPHEN J	96	96	93	3	96.9%
412	MERRIFIELD, RICHARD L	133	132	128	4	97.0%
413	RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	103	102	99	3	97.1%
414	CAMEEL HALIM	37	36	35	1	97.2%
415	JEFF JENKINS	37	37	36	1	97.3%
416	COOK, GREGORY B	76	76	74	2	97.4%
417	KUPRITZ, PHILLIP A	275	270	263	7	97.4%
418	HALLERAN, JOHN MICHAEL	119	119	116	3	97.5%
419	BOLDIZSAR, ALBERTO M	87	87	85	2	97.7%
420	SUAREZ JR, ENRIQUE	219	219	214	5	97.7%
421	SKIBELL, SUSAN L	100	94	92	2	97.9%
422	KANOSKI, LINDA A	98	97	95	2	97.9%
423	HORN, HENRY E	101	99	97	2	98.0%
424	NICHOLAS, PETER M	54	54	53	1	98.1%
425	KOHN, GARY L	168	168	165	3	98.2%
426	PETERS, MARK R	59	59	58	1	98.3%
427	LONG, STEPHEN J	61	61	60	1	98.4%
428	SPENCER, MARK E	254	251	247	4	98.4%
429	AT&T WIRELESS	70	69	68	1	98.6%
430	GIANNA NICHOLS	76	76	75	1	98.7%
431	ADELMAN, MARC K	88	88	87	1	98.9%
432	LAY, SCOTT P	91	89	88	1	98.9%
433	HAGLE, PAUL L	475	475	470	5	98.9%
434	GUTOWSKY, JEFFERY SCOTT	140	140	139	1	99.3%
435	SKIFFINGTON, DAVID PATRICK	184	183	182	1	99.5%
436	ARENA EVENT SERVICES, INC	286	279	278	1	99.6%
437	BEAUFAIT, NEIL J	138	137	137	0	100.0%
438	MARQUEE EVENT RENTALS	112	112	112	0	100.0%
439	OSWALD, LOUIS A	70	68	68	0	100.0%
440	NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	58	56	56	0	100.0%
441	WORKLEY, JOHN C	50	45	45	0	100.0%
442	HOUSE OF RENTAL	47	47	47	0	100.0%
443	BANK OF AMERICA	44	44	44	0	100.0%
444	PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION	43	42	42	0	100.0%
445	CHRIS AMATORE	31	30	30	0	100.0%
446	PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION OF CHICAGO	28	25	25	0	100.0%
447	MARC REALTY	26	25	25	0	100.0%
448	JONES LANG LASALLE	23	23	23	0	100.0%
449	BOARD OF EDUCATION - CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	22	22	22	0	100.0%
450	MEADOWS, CRAIG S	22	22	22	0	100.0%