105,812 construction permits in New Orleans are still open.

59.2% of eligible construction permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 66.0% of their construction permits.

Tracking 259,412 construction permits across 27,477 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

All Types Building Electrical Mechanical Plumbing Demolition

#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
151	Zach Smith Consullting	35	35	13	22	37.1%
152	Cleveland A. Francois Jr	192	172	64	108	37.2%
153	West Studio	91	51	19	32	37.3%
154	Ira A Preuett	112	40	15	25	37.5%
155	Kevin M Nolan	45	45	17	28	37.8%
156	Kirk S. Wright	37	37	14	23	37.8%
157	Damon Wayne Gibson	53	50	19	31	38.0%
158	John Brent Fitzgerald	42	42	16	26	38.1%
159	Morris Kahn	23	21	8	13	38.1%
160	Wilfredo Enrique Rosales	118	118	45	73	38.1%
161	Arthur Joseph Hartsell	410	410	157	253	38.3%
162	Bryan Charles Achary	29	26	10	16	38.5%
163	Maple Ridge Architects	44	44	17	27	38.6%
164	Carl J Tate	31	31	12	19	38.7%
165	Charlie Hampton	76	72	28	44	38.9%
166	Regan Paul Voorhies, Jr.	62	59	23	36	39.0%
167	Kohnke Matthew	29	28	11	17	39.3%
168	Kirk Michael Cunningham	69	66	26	40	39.4%
169	Dewey Louis Smith III	33	33	13	20	39.4%
170	Frederick Andrew Schenck Sr.	188	170	67	103	39.4%
171	Scott Welty	23	20	8	12	40.0%
172	DAVID SCOTT OMAN	387	387	155	232	40.1%
173	Alfred James Curtis	229	229	92	137	40.2%
174	Ovile Paul Breaux Jr	77	77	31	46	40.3%
175	Troy A. Jeffreys	236	233	94	139	40.3%
176	Allan Bernard Jones	188	188	76	112	40.4%
177	Casper Phillip Gelbke III	37	37	15	22	40.5%
178	Shannon Dean Alexander	207	207	84	123	40.6%
179	Salvadore J. Ditta	134	128	52	76	40.6%
180	Eugene King Jr.	43	41	17	24	41.5%
181	James Leroy Pannell	41	41	17	24	41.5%
182	Todd Alexander Dolce	165	161	67	94	41.6%
183	Charles Thurber Pierson	3,718	3,688	1,537	2,151	41.7%
184	Elbred Malone Jr.	604	604	254	350	42.1%
185	Oscar Frank Pursell III	39	38	16	22	42.1%
186	Jeremiah Alexander Johnson	1,693	1,616	681	935	42.1%
187	Christopher Gregory Ray	187	173	73	100	42.2%
188	Gregory Alan Maclean	27	26	11	15	42.3%
189	Keith Walter L'Hoste	26	26	11	15	42.3%
190	John F Schmelling II	59	59	25	34	42.4%
191	Sage David Maas	133	132	56	76	42.4%
192	Michael Thomas Kenney Jr.	108	101	43	58	42.6%
193	Herbert Willie Hartman III	186	183	78	105	42.6%
194	Rene Michael Henry	86	82	35	47	42.7%
195	John C Williams	138	119	51	68	42.9%
196	Elbred Rayno Malone Jr.	50	35	15	20	42.9%
197	Ryan Fitzsimmons	24	21	9	12	42.9%
198	Richard V LaCaze Jr.	21	21	9	12	42.9%
199	Tyrone Wilson	217	212	91	121	42.9%
200	Leroy McCoy	153	135	58	77	43.0%