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
251	SOUTHPORT PROPERTIES LLC	30	30	26	4	86.7%
252	FITZGERALD, DANIELA S	302	293	254	39	86.7%
253	MC NICHOLS, BRIAN J	41	38	33	5	86.8%
254	JOYCE, JOHN T	61	61	53	8	86.9%
255	SMITH, EBEN C	61	61	53	8	86.9%
256	KEARNS, LAWRENCE P	23	23	20	3	87.0%
257	CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,032	961	836	125	87.0%
258	NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	105	77	67	10	87.0%
259	BARRETT HOMES	40	39	34	5	87.2%
260	MAIN, TODD	114	110	96	14	87.3%
261	DARNSTADT, KATHERINE	68	63	55	8	87.3%
262	CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT	86	80	70	10	87.5%
263	SARANTOS, LEON N	49	48	42	6	87.5%
264	BUEHLER, JOSEPH	41	40	35	5	87.5%
265	HANNA, JOHN C	2,478	2,382	2,086	296	87.6%
266	FENG, ZISONG	181	178	156	22	87.6%
267	HAMMERSLEY, BRIAN J	74	73	64	9	87.7%
268	CASAGRANDE, PHILIP D	134	130	114	16	87.7%
269	DIGANCI, MARK T	74	65	57	8	87.7%
270	YUNG, EDWARD M	442	415	364	51	87.7%
271	VIRMANI, HARISH C	100	98	86	12	87.8%
272	MARKER, SCOTT ROBERT	49	49	43	6	87.8%
273	VON WEISE, CHARLES W	77	74	65	9	87.8%
274	KOKALIAS, BILL G	398	387	340	47	87.9%
275	HELFERT, JEREMY D	177	173	152	21	87.9%
276	PEAK PROPERTIES	46	33	29	4	87.9%
277	VARI, RONALD	736	720	633	87	87.9%
278	RAMOS, RICARDO ANTONIO S	26	25	22	3	88.0%
279	BECKLEY, OLABODE M	62	59	52	7	88.1%
280	ERDELYI, PETER G	458	439	389	50	88.6%
281	KURDZIEL, ZENON	163	159	141	18	88.7%
282	STANULIS, JEREMY G	162	159	141	18	88.7%
283	C3 PRESENTS LLC	143	106	94	12	88.7%
284	DUBIN, PETER A	284	284	252	32	88.7%
285	UNITED AIRLINES	60	45	40	5	88.9%
286	TRICARICO, NICHOLAS JOSEPH	29	27	24	3	88.9%
287	REGAN, NATALIE L	29	28	25	3	89.3%
288	TESSAROLO, DANIEL L	159	154	138	16	89.6%
289	HOCHBERG, KASIA LUCYNA	30	29	26	3	89.7%
290	JOHNSON, JEREMIAH S	229	214	192	22	89.7%
291	NELSON, JEFFREY P	403	403	362	41	89.8%
292	WALLIN, DONALD J	406	384	345	39	89.8%
293	DIGITAL REALTY TRUST	22	20	18	2	90.0%
294	BROAD SHOULDERS MANAGEMENT	21	20	18	2	90.0%
295	DUANE EHRESMAN	20	20	18	2	90.0%
296	KASPRAK, DAVID V	73	71	64	7	90.1%
297	ALSPAUGH, ANN M	63	61	55	6	90.2%
298	MATTHEWS, GARY L	52	51	46	5	90.2%
299	KENNEDY, CHARLES S	96	92	83	9	90.2%
300	SANTOY, CESAR A	270	267	241	26	90.3%