33,162 construction permits in Cleveland are still open.

81.1% of eligible construction permits have been closed.(-7.5 pp vs. prior year)

The median applicant closes 88.2% of their construction permits.

Tracking 175,322 construction permits across 8,764 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

Lowest Highest

All Types Residential Commercial Electrical HVAC Plumbing

#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
1	RICHARD GOETTLE INC.	22	22	0	22	0.0%
2	WILSON PLUMBING & HEATING LLC DBA APT ELECTRIC	44	20	2	18	10.0%
3	ELIE'S PLUMBING LLC	62	43	7	36	16.3%
4	WILSON PLUMBING & HEATING LLC	86	59	10	49	16.9%
5	ARMADA CONSTRUCTION LLC	35	35	8	27	22.9%
6	OFG TELECOM USA LLC.	32	25	7	18	28.0%
7	V.I.P. ELECTRIC COMPANY	24	23	7	16	30.4%
8	C SQUARED CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN LLC.	120	120	44	76	36.7%
9	DEPENDABLE ELECTRIC	117	117	47	70	40.2%
10	ALLSTAR HOME SERVICES LLC.	24	24	10	14	41.7%
11	PENN-OHIO ELECTRICAL COMPANY	51	49	21	28	42.9%
12	BUCKEYE ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LLC.	38	37	16	21	43.2%
13	CHIEFTAIN TRUCKING & EXCAVATION, INC.	33	28	13	15	46.4%
14	KS ELECTRIC LLC.	66	64	30	34	46.9%
15	GEISEL HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING INC.	442	343	164	179	47.8%
16	ENERGIZE ELECTRIC LLC.	196	127	61	66	48.0%
17	PRECISION ENGINEERING & CONTRACTING, INC.	28	27	13	14	48.1%
18	CJ OLSEN PLUMBING	40	37	18	19	48.6%
19	M.W. HOLMES CONSTRUCTION, INC.	30	24	12	12	50.0%
20	GROUNDWORKS OHIO LLC	235	219	110	109	50.2%
21	HARDY SEWER, GAS AND WATER LLC.	115	89	45	44	50.6%
22	ELECTRICAL DESIGN CONSULTANTS, LLC.	161	156	79	77	50.6%
23	ARP HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING INC.	74	51	26	25	51.0%
24	MATTINGLY BROS, INC.	130	125	64	61	51.2%
25	V.L. CHAPMAN ELECTRIC INC.	29	27	14	13	51.9%
26	LOU RITENOUR DECORATORS, INC.	30	25	13	12	52.0%
27	LISCO HEATING AND COOLING, INC.	144	134	71	63	53.0%
28	HARE ELECTRIC, INC.	73	71	38	33	53.5%
29	FIRST CHOICE PLUMBING AND DRAIN LLC.	50	50	27	23	54.0%
30	MR. EXCAVATOR, INC.	74	70	39	31	55.7%
31	WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY (THE)	52	43	24	19	55.8%
32	R & B ELECTRIC	36	34	19	15	55.9%
33	H. JACK'S PLUMBING & HEATING CO OF MENTOR, INC.	326	254	142	112	55.9%
34	C&K HOME REMODELING/REHAB LLC.	106	105	59	46	56.2%
35	PALMETTO SOLAR LLC	23	23	13	10	56.5%
36	JL CONSTRUCTION JOE LLC.	82	81	46	35	56.8%
37	WILSON PLUMBING & HEATING INC.	185	156	89	67	57.1%
38	SMITH & OBY COMPANY(THE)	24	21	12	9	57.1%
39	J.S. HARDSCAPES INC.	256	207	121	86	58.5%
40	ERIE CONSTRUCTION MID-WEST LLC	72	65	38	27	58.5%
41	NEXT GENERATION CONSTRUCTION, LLC.	150	68	40	28	58.8%
42	GENE'S REFRIGERATION, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC.	48	39	23	16	59.0%
43	CLEVELAND CONSTRUCTION, INC.	67	66	39	27	59.1%
44	MCATEE, LLC	120	96	57	39	59.4%
45	KILROY HOME INSULATION, INC	70	30	18	12	60.0%
46	RELIABLE ROOFING & RESTORATION LLC.	40	35	21	14	60.0%
47	H. JACK'S PLUMBING & HEATING CO OF MENTOR, INC. (PLUMB)	458	433	263	170	60.7%
48	3RD GENERATION HOME IMPROVEMENTS INC	148	97	59	38	60.8%
49	GILBERT ELECTRIC	443	394	241	153	61.2%
50	FLT CONSTRUCTION, LLC	337	290	178	112	61.4%

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