43,754 construction permits in Chicago are still open.

90.2% of eligible construction permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 100.0% of their construction permits.

Tracking 447,594 construction permits across 113,996 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
201	HEITZMAN, FRANK E	23	23	19	4	82.6%
202	FRIEDMAN, ROBERT N	294	274	227	47	82.8%
203	BLUE PEAK TENTS INC	91	70	58	12	82.9%
204	HERSHENSON, MICHAEL G	42	41	34	7	82.9%
205	AKINDELE, ANTHONY A	96	95	79	16	83.2%
206	MAHAKALI, PRASHANTH K	562	525	437	88	83.2%
207	GT ALTERNATIVES LLC	47	30	25	5	83.3%
208	KASEMSARN, RICHARD	25	24	20	4	83.3%
209	BOGUSCH, MELISSA M	168	145	121	24	83.4%
210	KACZMAREK, ARTUR F	147	139	116	23	83.5%
211	KAPITAL ELECTRIC CO., INC	137	121	101	20	83.5%
212	STYER, ERIC L	243	225	188	37	83.6%
213	TOMARAS, VAN D	70	67	56	11	83.6%
214	TAYLOR, BRIAN A	124	122	102	20	83.6%
215	BOLIVAR, LUIS A	125	123	103	20	83.7%
216	BLENDER, RICHARD A	33	31	26	5	83.9%
217	SIMOVIC, LASZLO	655	642	539	103	84.0%
218	IVARI, ANDREW J	184	175	147	28	84.0%
219	STONEBERG, JOHN B	51	50	42	8	84.0%
220	BOEHM CHRISTOPHER G	511	511	430	81	84.1%
221	JONES LANG LASALLE	38	32	27	5	84.4%
222	BESCH, STEVEN P	122	109	92	17	84.4%
223	WEBER, MARK R	59	58	49	9	84.5%
224	MARTORINA, SALVATORE	371	356	301	55	84.6%
225	GEORGE, BRUCE F	35	26	22	4	84.6%
226	AUERBACH, SUZANNE	28	26	22	4	84.6%
227	RIVETNA, CYRUS	227	217	184	33	84.8%
228	BREUER, CHRISTINE L	36	33	28	5	84.8%
229	PHILLIPS-SORICH, GEORGE S	34	33	28	5	84.8%
230	MACEWEN, DWAYNE K	23	20	17	3	85.0%
231	BEYERL, GARY E	20	20	17	3	85.0%
232	THOMPSON, JAMES P	65	61	52	9	85.2%
233	JORDAN, JAMES D	130	123	105	18	85.4%
234	KIM, MARTIN	44	41	35	6	85.4%
235	DALE, FOSTER DAVID	110	104	89	15	85.6%
236	ARENZANA LUIS M	118	118	101	17	85.6%
237	DUGGAN, MATTHEW A	75	70	60	10	85.7%
238	VILLANUEVA, ALLEN M	43	42	36	6	85.7%
239	COOK, CHARLES S	29	28	24	4	85.7%
240	WINSTON, EL DANTE' C	47	36	31	5	86.1%
241	HOTHAN, ALEXANDER J	56	51	44	7	86.3%
242	WESTBROOK, RAMONA	75	73	63	10	86.3%
243	SULLIVAN, MARK J	183	183	158	25	86.3%
244	HEINERT, JONATHAN M	24	22	19	3	86.4%
245	ILEKIS, ALPHONSE A	179	177	153	24	86.4%
246	ZAHRAH, NABIL F	65	59	51	8	86.4%
247	PUROHIT, HEMAL M	224	207	179	28	86.5%
248	KENOUN, RAMIEL	38	37	32	5	86.5%
249	SCARLATIS, NICK G	187	186	161	25	86.6%
250	INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS, INC	91	90	78	12	86.7%