33,398 construction permits in Cleveland are still open.

80.3% of eligible construction permits have been closed.(-6.8 pp vs. prior year)

The median applicant closes 87.5% of their construction permits.

Tracking 169,929 construction permits across 8,534 applicants since 2015. Data updated daily from Cleveland Open Data.

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
1	RICHARD GOETTLE INC.	22	22	0	22	0.0%
2	WESTFIELD ELECTRIC INC.	22	22	0	22	0.0%
3	WILSON PLUMBING & HEATING LLC	79	44	7	37	15.9%
4	DRIVEN 4 GROUP, LLC	21	21	4	17	19.0%
5	ELIE'S PLUMBING LLC	54	30	6	24	20.0%
6	ARMADA CONSTRUCTION LLC	35	35	7	28	20.0%
7	C SQUARED CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN LLC.	120	120	43	77	35.8%
8	BUCKEYE ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LLC.	38	34	13	21	38.2%
9	ARP HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING INC.	63	44	17	27	38.6%
10	DEPENDABLE ELECTRIC	117	116	46	70	39.7%
11	PRO QUALITY LAND DEVELOPMENT INC.	21	20	8	12	40.0%
12	ALLSTAR HOME SERVICES LLC.	24	24	10	14	41.7%
13	PENN-OHIO ELECTRICAL COMPANY	51	49	21	28	42.9%
14	GEISEL HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING INC.	361	319	139	180	43.6%
15	CHIEFTAIN TRUCKING & EXCAVATION, INC.	32	27	12	15	44.4%
16	CJ OLSEN PLUMBING	37	37	17	20	45.9%
17	HARDY SEWER, GAS AND WATER LLC.	115	62	29	33	46.8%
18	KS ELECTRIC LLC.	66	47	22	25	46.8%
19	PRECISION ENGINEERING & CONTRACTING, INC.	28	25	12	13	48.0%
20	C&K HOME REMODELING/REHAB LLC.	106	105	52	53	49.5%
21	MATTINGLY BROS, INC.	129	111	55	56	49.5%
22	FREEDOM FOREVER OHIO, LLC	30	26	13	13	50.0%
23	LOU RITENOUR DECORATORS, INC.	27	24	12	12	50.0%
24	M.W. HOLMES CONSTRUCTION, INC.	27	22	11	11	50.0%
25	ELECTRICAL DESIGN CONSULTANTS, LLC.	158	155	78	77	50.3%
26	MCATEE, LLC	108	73	37	36	50.7%
27	GROUNDWORKS OHIO LLC	230	191	98	93	51.3%
28	LISCO HEATING AND COOLING, INC.	141	133	70	63	52.6%
29	WILSON PLUMBING & HEATING INC.	175	131	69	62	52.7%
30	ENERGIZE ELECTRIC LLC.	166	91	48	43	52.7%
31	GENE'S REFRIGERATION, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC.	42	36	19	17	52.8%
32	HARE ELECTRIC, INC.	73	71	38	33	53.5%
33	H. JACK'S PLUMBING & HEATING CO OF MENTOR, INC.	293	254	136	118	53.5%
34	FIRST CHOICE PLUMBING AND DRAIN LLC.	50	50	27	23	54.0%
35	V.L. CHAPMAN ELECTRIC INC.	27	24	13	11	54.2%
36	JL CONSTRUCTION JOE LLC.	82	81	44	37	54.3%
37	J.S. HARDSCAPES INC.	242	185	102	83	55.1%
38	EZ ENTERPRISE LLC.	27	27	15	12	55.6%
39	PALMETTO SOLAR LLC	23	23	13	10	56.5%
40	MR. EXCAVATOR, INC.	74	68	39	29	57.4%
41	R & B ELECTRIC	35	31	18	13	58.1%
42	CLEVELAND CONSTRUCTION, INC.	66	65	38	27	58.5%
43	WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY (THE)	50	41	24	17	58.5%
44	HGE PITT LLC DBA HOME GENIUS EXTERIORS	91	54	32	22	59.3%
45	ALLSTAR HOME SERVICES LLC DBA ROYALTY ROOFING	54	32	19	13	59.4%
46	R.J. HEATING COMPANY, INC.	126	99	59	40	59.6%
47	FLT CONSTRUCTION, LLC	321	270	161	109	59.6%
48	RAMJIT UTOPIA BUILDERS INC.	180	108	65	43	60.2%
49	GORJANC HOME SERVICES, INC.	135	46	28	18	60.9%
50	BARNES PLUMBING & HEATING	443	391	239	152	61.1%

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