26,069 building permits in New Orleans are still open.

57.6% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 72.3% of their building permits.

Tracking 61,460 building permits across 19,773 applicants since . Data updated daily from Data.NOLA.gov.

Lowest Building Permit Closure Rates

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

All Types Building Electrical Mechanical Plumbing Demolition

#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
51	Rick A. Fifield	37	37	17	20	45.9%
52	Zach Smith Consullting	28	28	13	15	46.4%
53	Thomas Koch	23	21	10	11	47.6%
54	Tommie Gerald Zenon	70	67	32	35	47.8%
55	M Carbine Restorations, Ltd	112	110	53	57	48.2%
56	Terrell Fabacher	72	66	32	34	48.5%
57	Brian Gille	69	66	32	34	48.5%
58	Kelly Johnson	41	33	16	17	48.5%
59	William Sonner	48	43	21	22	48.8%
60	John C Williams	119	104	51	53	49.0%
61	Jeffrey David Cantin	350	342	168	174	49.1%
62	Loretta Harmon	159	146	72	74	49.3%
63	Abry Brothers, Inc.	244	225	111	114	49.3%
64	Terri Dreyer	36	36	18	18	50.0%
65	Fisher Sean	24	24	13	11	54.2%
66	Bennett Luke	80	80	44	36	55.0%
67	Peter Gardner	32	29	16	13	55.2%
68	Elizabeth Phelps	54	47	26	21	55.3%
69	Paul Pham	31	25	14	11	56.0%
70	Zach Smith Consulting	41	41	23	18	56.1%
71	Daniel Zangara	53	46	26	20	56.5%
72	Troy Verrett	24	23	13	10	56.5%
73	Jordan Pollard	23	21	12	9	57.1%
74	Edr Architects	54	47	27	20	57.4%
75	Star Recovery Services, LLC	97	88	52	36	59.1%
76	Bret Anthony Duplantis	66	66	39	27	59.1%
77	Diane Hickman	51	49	29	20	59.2%
78	Christopher E Johnson, Architect LLC	110	95	57	38	60.0%
79	Michael Ballard	26	20	12	8	60.0%
80	Byron Mouton	21	20	12	8	60.0%
81	Green Light Solar, LLC	235	234	141	93	60.3%
82	Mistretta Debbie	36	28	17	11	60.7%
83	Cj Minor	29	28	17	11	60.7%
84	Lynnette Gordon	162	148	90	58	60.8%
85	Devon Sweeney	31	26	16	10	61.5%
86	Joseph Hermo	26	26	16	10	61.5%
87	Michael Bertel	32	32	20	12	62.5%
88	James Jones	73	73	46	27	63.0%
89	Archetype LLC	45	36	23	13	63.9%
90	Jennifer Johnson	59	59	38	21	64.4%
91	Steven J Finegan Architects	59	59	38	21	64.4%
92	Albert Architecture	46	34	22	12	64.7%
93	Patrick Melancon	37	34	22	12	64.7%
94	CLS Architects	33	32	21	11	65.6%
95	Kirk Fabacher	72	70	46	24	65.7%
96	Robert Pell	47	47	31	16	66.0%
97	Seth Welty	78	75	50	25	66.7%
98	Yazoo Restorations	60	54	36	18	66.7%
99	Jonathan Drennan	35	30	20	10	66.7%
100	Brooks Graham	30	30	20	10	66.7%