39,317 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 417,577 construction permits across 100,419 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
301	ZELENKO, PETER A	80	76	70	6	92.1%
302	BARKER, KEVIN J	78	76	70	6	92.1%
303	HORNOF, WILLIAM RODON	53	52	48	4	92.3%
304	MAYER, PETER C	53	52	48	4	92.3%
305	DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION	29	26	24	2	92.3%
306	TRZUPEK, GREGORY A	106	106	98	8	92.5%
307	POLICH, BRETT A	317	308	285	23	92.5%
308	TECHNOTRIX INC	46	27	25	2	92.6%
309	GENSBURG, SARA E F	394	379	351	28	92.6%
310	AHLEMAN, THOMAS D	43	41	38	3	92.7%
311	KASPRAK, DAVID V	73	69	64	5	92.8%
312	MOHR, MICHAEL M	239	235	218	17	92.8%
313	RIESTERER, CHARLES P	126	125	116	9	92.8%
314	HIRSCH, HOWARD M	132	126	117	9	92.9%
315	PIEKARZ, RONALD R	112	112	104	8	92.9%
316	VAJDA, JOSEPH	56	56	52	4	92.9%
317	PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION OF CHICAGO	31	28	26	2	92.9%
318	THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	395	369	343	26	93.0%
319	KELLER, JAY M	149	143	133	10	93.0%
320	DURKIN, DANIEL J	44	43	40	3	93.0%
321	HALL, JERALD W	43	43	40	3	93.0%
322	LE VAUGHN TIMOTHY J	88	88	82	6	93.2%
323	MARTS, SAMUEL S	45	44	41	3	93.2%
324	ALSPAUGH, ANN M	61	59	55	4	93.2%
325	EKIERT, PIOTR	150	149	139	10	93.3%
326	HUFFMAN, JOEL R	63	60	56	4	93.3%
327	JANOWIAK, JACK M	226	212	198	14	93.4%
328	DIMAILIG, FERDINAND R	381	367	343	24	93.5%
329	SEMENZIN, MICHAEL L	331	323	302	21	93.5%
330	GARRISON, HOWARD A	79	78	73	5	93.6%
331	EARLES, DANIEL R	821	800	750	50	93.8%
332	ECKHARDT SR, THOMAS D	49	48	45	3	93.8%
333	SCHROEDER, DAVID J	34	32	30	2	93.8%
334	MIKE ZUCKER	33	32	30	2	93.8%
335	FLORCZAK, PAUL P	67	65	61	4	93.8%
336	YOUNG, LAURA L	238	232	218	14	94.0%
337	INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS, INC	90	83	78	5	94.0%
338	KELLY, MICHAEL J	83	83	78	5	94.0%
339	TORRES, JAIME	57	51	48	3	94.1%
340	HAKIM, ANWAR A	51	51	48	3	94.1%
341	VEACH, KENNETH A	122	120	113	7	94.2%
342	WEISS, STEVEN F	56	52	49	3	94.2%
343	KERN, BRIAN T	53	52	49	3	94.2%
344	CHENG, MARK D	53	53	50	3	94.3%
345	AT&T MOBILITY	669	664	627	37	94.4%
346	MAGDAN CONSTRUCTION INC	61	36	34	2	94.4%
347	BOWMAN, ROBERT C	149	148	140	8	94.6%
348	GORDON, RICHARD N	74	74	70	4	94.6%
349	YOSHIDA JAMES M	37	37	35	2	94.6%
350	COHOON JR, ROBERT G	211	207	196	11	94.7%