39,282 construction permits in Chicago are still open.

90.6% of eligible construction permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 100.0% of their construction permits.

Tracking 417,509 construction permits across 100,372 applicants since 2006. Data updated daily from Chicago Data Portal.

Lowest 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
51	GREENBERG, LEE E	43	21	12	9	57.1%
52	CLINE, EMMA L	28	21	12	9	57.1%
53	KOLBER, STEVEN A	61	52	30	22	57.7%
54	WANG, ANDREW R	214	175	101	74	57.7%
55	CHLEBEK, CHESTER	43	38	22	16	57.9%
56	MATTHYS, MICHAEL J	31	29	17	12	58.6%
57	PURDY, ELIZABETH C	58	56	33	23	58.9%
58	HIRAMI, BRIAN B	54	50	30	20	60.0%
59	DOYLE, DEBORAH A	28	28	17	11	60.7%
60	SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION	23	23	14	9	60.9%
61	SENGA, FIRMIN S	204	182	111	71	61.0%
62	DOBOS, NATALJA	37	31	19	12	61.3%
63	NATKE, ROBERT EDWARD	48	44	27	17	61.4%
64	DZIEKIEWICZ, GABRIEL I	49	45	28	17	62.2%
65	SHIVELY, MICHAEL N	47	40	25	15	62.5%
66	MO, JUNG J	104	91	57	34	62.6%
67	RIDDLE, SHANNON M	32	27	17	10	63.0%
68	THEODORE, PETER T	60	57	36	21	63.2%
69	HUDSON, BRYAN W	461	413	262	151	63.4%
70	GUACOLDA REYES	34	22	14	8	63.6%
71	RANDAZZO, LUIGI F	27	22	14	8	63.6%
72	SHALVIS, SCOTT A	64	61	39	22	63.9%
73	LESKIV, ALAN	66	53	34	19	64.2%
74	NICOLAIE, CRISTIAN M	82	73	47	26	64.4%
75	MONTGOMERY, THOMAS C	220	186	120	66	64.5%
76	TEBBENKAMP, JANET K	25	23	15	8	65.2%
77	MCDONNELL, IAN J	97	78	52	26	66.7%
78	BRAHAR, ERIC R	49	39	26	13	66.7%
79	KUJAWA, CASIMIR R	34	33	22	11	66.7%
80	GARCIA, LAURA	86	79	54	25	68.4%
81	CONTRERAS, RAMON	330	285	195	90	68.4%
82	HARRINGTON, SUSAN M	65	48	33	15	68.8%
83	NUTTELMAN, JASON P	40	29	20	9	69.0%
84	ARZOUMANIAN, RAFFI	57	55	38	17	69.1%
85	JENNIE MILLER	78	75	52	23	69.3%
86	COX, MICHAEL S	582	503	349	154	69.4%
87	DAVIS, IOANNIS	34	33	23	10	69.7%
88	URBANOWICZ, ADRIAN	21	20	14	6	70.0%
89	TEPAVCEVIC, RADULE	137	137	96	41	70.1%
90	KOO, JAH HEE	67	54	38	16	70.4%
91	JOHNSON, THERESA A	68	58	41	17	70.7%
92	PIECZONKA, TRACEY M	37	24	17	7	70.8%
93	MURIELLO, DAVID J	24	24	17	7	70.8%
94	FANGMANN, WILLIAM J	73	62	44	18	71.0%
95	WOLFE, ANA S	37	31	22	9	71.0%
96	BOARD OF EDUCATION - CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	35	31	22	9	71.0%
97	MICHALEK, CHRISTOPHER	23	21	15	6	71.4%
98	KUTLESA, IVAN	48	46	33	13	71.7%
99	TORREZ, EDWARD I	62	61	44	17	72.1%
100	VOLCKENS, ANDREW A	74	58	42	16	72.4%