10,780 construction permits in Wilmington are still open.

96% of eligible construction permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 99.4% of their construction permits.

Tracking 269,809 construction permits across 6,458 applicants. Data updated daily from New Hanover County Open Data.

Lowest Permit Closure Rates

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

#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
1	UNITED RESTORATION SERVICES LLC	22	20	0	20	0.0%
2	A & I CORPORATION T/A FIRE & WATER RESTORATION CORPORATION	62	51	25	26	49.0%
3	SOUTHERN LEISURE BUILDERS INC	30	20	13	7	65.0%
4	Brinson & Son Heating & Air Inc	36	36	25	11	69.4%
5	Rodgers Builders, Inc.	33	31	22	9	71.0%
6	CARIBBEAN POOLS & SPAS INC	227	182	137	45	75.3%
7	HUDSON BUILDING GROUP INC	21	21	16	5	76.2%
8	RGN CONTRACTING LLC	25	23	18	5	78.3%
9	EVERGREEN CLEARING INC	21	21	17	4	81.0%
10	A.T.D. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	22	22	18	4	81.8%
11	KELLY PLUMBING CONTRACTORS INC	95	95	78	17	82.1%
12	NC SOLAR NOW INC	43	29	24	5	82.8%
13	M & M PLUMBING COMPANY INC	34	30	25	5	83.3%
14	Newcomb and Company	52	49	41	8	83.7%
15	COASTAL AQUATIC POOLS LLC	48	43	36	7	83.7%
16	Ingram Bros., Inc.	94	87	73	14	83.9%
17	MIDDLEBURG CONSTRUCTION LLC	384	354	300	54	84.7%
18	RBE LLC	52	46	39	7	84.8%
19	RANDYS ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS OF WILMINGTON	34	33	28	5	84.8%
20	ASA WORTHLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC	33	27	23	4	85.2%
21	GWATHMEY RESIDENTIAL GROUP LLC	73	71	61	10	85.9%
22	LACKEY BUILDERS INC	47	43	37	6	86.0%
23	Creech Plumbing	23	22	19	3	86.4%
24	Elm Builders llc	23	22	19	3	86.4%
25	R K ALLEN ELECTRIC INC	38	37	32	5	86.5%
26	ALAN BRENT TENUTA T/A BRENT TENUTA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	63	53	46	7	86.8%
27	Stone-Montgomery Construction Co	44	40	35	5	87.5%
28	TOO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC	46	41	36	5	87.8%
29	VIE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF WILMINGTON INC	36	33	29	4	87.9%
30	TONGUE & GROOVE LLC	71	68	60	8	88.2%
31	S H DUNN FINE HOMEBUILDING INC	26	26	23	3	88.5%
32	AHSC INC DBA: MISTER SPARKY	151	149	132	17	88.6%
33	BROD CONSTRUCTION INC	29	27	24	3	88.9%
34	old fort llc	39	37	33	4	89.2%
35	coastal building concepts llc	62	58	52	6	89.7%
36	LAZZARI CONSTRUCTION INC	31	29	26	3	89.7%
37	RODGERS BUILDERS INC	86	78	70	8	89.7%
38	4 SEASONS DEMOLITION INC	292	235	211	24	89.8%
39	ADDIS CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LLC	80	70	63	7	90.0%
40	STERLING CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION LLC	32	30	27	3	90.0%
41	Green Wave Electrical Contractors llc	30	30	27	3	90.0%
42	Security Plus Electrical Inc	277	275	248	27	90.2%
43	Premier Homes on Your Site LLC	41	41	37	4	90.2%
44	Kelly Plumbing Construction, LLC	60	52	47	5	90.4%
45	SUN CITY POOLS INC	100	63	57	6	90.5%
46	TI Kelly Electrical	26	21	19	2	90.5%
47	HARBOR ISLAND INVESTORS LLC	22	21	19	2	90.5%
48	CAROLINA CREATIONS LANDSCAPE INC	103	85	77	8	90.6%
49	Swan Song Properties, LLC	46	44	40	4	90.9%
50	Laurel Companies LLC	33	33	30	3	90.9%