105,761 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 259,361 construction permits across 27,475 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
301	Glen J Harris	81	81	41	40	50.6%
302	Darren Charles Plaia	83	79	40	39	50.6%
303	Carimi David	45	45	23	22	51.1%
304	Patrick Dennis O'Connell Jr.	35	35	18	17	51.4%
305	Ronald Robert Jr	33	33	17	16	51.5%
306	Peter Gardner	35	31	16	15	51.6%
307	Lisa Monique Pressley	124	120	62	58	51.7%
308	Alvin J Livers Jr.	27	27	14	13	51.9%
309	Joshua Noland	27	27	14	13	51.9%
310	William Floyd Schell III	620	588	305	283	51.9%
311	Zach Smith Design & Consulting, LLc	52	52	27	25	51.9%
312	Zach Smith Consulting	48	48	25	23	52.1%
313	Daniel Kattan	23	23	12	11	52.2%
314	Brian P Borey	153	153	80	73	52.3%
315	James W. Harvey	201	187	98	89	52.4%
316	Calvin Chapman	122	122	64	58	52.5%
317	Cook Richard	402	402	211	191	52.5%
318	Hoai Trong Do	911	911	481	430	52.8%
319	Lance Valentine	259	254	135	119	53.1%
320	Joe L. Bridges Jr.	639	617	328	289	53.2%
321	Richard A Hamilton Jr.	83	80	43	37	53.8%
322	Paul Pham	31	26	14	12	53.8%
323	Alex James Ruiz III	357	343	185	158	53.9%
324	Glenn A. Cordes	176	176	95	81	54.0%
325	Frank D Natal, III	205	148	80	68	54.1%
326	Isidro Genaro Calante	39	35	19	16	54.3%
327	Bennett Luke	81	81	44	37	54.3%
328	Malcolm John Skeins Jr	55	46	25	21	54.3%
329	Anthony Melancon Jr	156	149	81	68	54.4%
330	Murray J. Stewart	172	171	93	78	54.4%
331	Yazoo Restorations	75	68	37	31	54.4%
332	Wayne Carter Sr.	93	88	48	40	54.5%
333	Mistretta Debbie	39	31	17	14	54.8%
334	David Lavie SR	42	40	22	18	55.0%
335	Joseph Hermo	29	29	16	13	55.2%
336	John Tran	320	320	177	143	55.3%
337	Keith Alexander Davis	358	343	190	153	55.4%
338	William J. Shelton Jr.	132	128	71	57	55.5%
339	Gregory Hackenberg	31	27	15	12	55.6%
340	Barry E. Couvillion	639	637	355	282	55.7%
341	Diane Hickman	54	52	29	23	55.8%
342	Troy Mervin Rawlins	424	405	226	179	55.8%
343	Kevin M Pettis	340	340	190	150	55.9%
344	Gary Bean	59	59	33	26	55.9%
345	Johnny A Balli, Jr	25	25	14	11	56.0%
346	Patrick Anthony Clark	112	112	63	49	56.3%
347	Michael J Saia	33	32	18	14	56.3%
348	Patrick Melancon	42	39	22	17	56.4%
349	Derrick J Bonano	65	62	35	27	56.5%
350	Earl T Luminais	47	46	26	20	56.5%