105,534 construction permits in New Orleans are still open.

59.3% of eligible construction permits have been closed.(-28.8 pp vs. prior year)

The median applicant closes 66.7% of their construction permits.

Tracking 259,056 construction permits across 27,472 applicants since 2012. Data updated daily from Data.NOLA.gov.

Lowest Permit Closure Rates

Applicants with 20+ rated permits, active in the last 3 years. Methodology

Lowest Highest

All Types Building Electrical Mechanical Plumbing Demolition

#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
1	Bylsma Kasey	65	64	0	64	0.0%
2	All Pro Electric	55	55	0	55	0.0%
3	Bernard Dumyahn	27	27	1	26	3.7%
4	Brett Phillip Dove	215	207	8	199	3.9%
5	Group IV LLC	25	22	1	21	4.5%
6	J Rosevally J J Anthony	40	40	2	38	5.0%
7	MasTec Network Solutions	41	38	2	36	5.3%
8	Craig S Jacomine II	140	68	4	64	5.9%
9	Sean Lewis Bonner	133	132	8	124	6.1%
10	Arthur Lee Leiter, Sr.	71	70	5	65	7.1%
11	Wade Joseph, Sr.	43	41	3	38	7.3%
12	Eric Perdomo	26	25	2	23	8.0%
13	Gary Lee Bean	25	25	2	23	8.0%
14	Cj's Electric LLC	72	72	6	66	8.3%
15	Mickey Mouse Club	58	58	5	53	8.6%
16	Michael A. Domingue	26	23	2	21	8.7%
17	Blanchard Timothy	1,047	1,047	104	943	9.9%
18	Salvador J. Ditta	40	40	4	36	10.0%
19	Martin Short	41	29	3	26	10.3%
20	Loretta Helene Marino	45	45	5	40	11.1%
21	Code Enforcement City Of New Orleans	116	116	13	103	11.2%
22	Salvador P. Puleo II	204	201	23	178	11.4%
23	John Ferrell	26	26	3	23	11.5%
24	J J Bonano J J Derrick J	43	43	5	38	11.6%
25	James Louis Jones	27	25	3	22	12.0%
26	Joseph E. Metzler Jr.	42	40	5	35	12.5%
27	Marcos Andrew Lazo	40	39	5	34	12.8%
28	David A Melerine, Sr.	30	30	4	26	13.3%
29	Darryl Paul Brown	95	88	12	76	13.6%
30	Studio WTA	30	29	4	25	13.8%
31	Jennings Quincy	41	41	6	35	14.6%
32	Frederick J Vanlangendonck III	21	20	3	17	15.0%
33	Dugas-Higdon Austin	20	20	3	17	15.0%
34	Menetre Francis James	20	20	3	17	15.0%
35	Charles J. Laborde Jr	304	303	46	257	15.2%
36	Verizon Wireless	26	26	4	22	15.4%
37	Lance Anthony Frickey	147	142	22	120	15.5%
38	ALFRED C DEUBLER, III	32	32	5	27	15.6%
39	Edison Solar	39	31	5	26	16.1%
40	David Scott Oman	57	55	9	46	16.4%
41	Zachary T Mouton	36	36	6	30	16.7%
42	Crescent Foundations	25	24	4	20	16.7%
43	Craig Allen Page	245	176	32	144	18.2%
44	Kim S Guzman	29	22	4	18	18.2%
45	Guiseppe Dipasquale	103	90	17	73	18.9%
46	Douglas W. Brondum	598	553	105	448	19.0%
47	Adam Charles Vodanovich	102	98	19	79	19.4%
48	Adolph J. Gerhold Jr.	41	41	8	33	19.5%
49	David Sanchez	179	173	34	139	19.7%
50	Short Martin	71	71	14	57	19.7%

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