10,011 construction permits in Wilmington are still open.

96.3% of eligible construction permits have been closed.(-4.6 pp vs. prior year)

The median applicant closes 100.0% of their construction permits.

Tracking 273,309 construction permits across 6,679 applicants since 2002. 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

Lowest Highest

All Types Building Demolition

#	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	60	33	27	55.0%
3	Middleburg Construction	46	29	17	12	58.6%
4	SOUTHERN LEISURE BUILDERS INC	31	24	16	8	66.7%
5	Brinson & Son Heating & Air Inc	36	36	25	11	69.4%
6	THOMSON CORDER & COMPANY	21	20	15	5	75.0%
7	HUDSON BUILDING GROUP INC	21	21	16	5	76.2%
8	HARDIE JAMES L	21	20	16	4	80.0%
9	CARIBBEAN POOLS & SPAS INC	241	197	159	38	80.7%
10	EVERGREEN CLEARING INC	21	21	17	4	81.0%
11	NC SOLAR NOW INC	42	33	27	6	81.8%
12	A.T.D. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	22	22	18	4	81.8%
13	KELLY PLUMBING CONTRACTORS INC	95	95	78	17	82.1%
14	RGN CONTRACTING LLC	28	23	19	4	82.6%
15	ASA WORTHLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC	33	31	26	5	83.9%
16	M & M PLUMBING COMPANY INC	37	32	27	5	84.4%
17	Ingram Bros., Inc.	99	90	76	14	84.4%
18	Newcomb and Company	52	52	44	8	84.6%
19	VIE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF WILMINGTON INC	37	34	29	5	85.3%
20	RBE LLC	52	48	41	7	85.4%
21	Elm Builders llc	24	22	19	3	86.4%
22	HARBOR ISLAND INVESTORS LLC	22	22	19	3	86.4%
23	ALAN BRENT TENUTA T/A BRENT TENUTA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	65	60	52	8	86.7%
24	TONGUE & GROOVE LLC	79	69	60	9	87.0%
25	STERLING CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION LLC	33	31	27	4	87.1%
26	GWATHMEY RESIDENTIAL GROUP LLC	76	72	63	9	87.5%
27	COASTAL AQUATIC POOLS LLC	50	42	37	5	88.1%
28	SUN CITY POOLS INC	113	77	68	9	88.3%
29	Stone-Montgomery Construction Co	47	43	38	5	88.4%
30	JACKSON BUILDING & RENOVATION LLC	26	26	23	3	88.5%
31	S H DUNN FINE HOMEBUILDING INC	26	26	23	3	88.5%
32	CAROLINA CREATIONS LANDSCAPE INC	108	100	89	11	89.0%
33	BROD CONSTRUCTION INC	32	28	25	3	89.3%
34	old fort llc	40	39	35	4	89.7%
35	CAPE FEAR CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC	55	20	18	2	90.0%
36	HOLLIDAY CONSTRUCTION LLC	36	20	18	2	90.0%
37	Urban Building & Development, LLC	33	30	27	3	90.0%
38	coastal building concepts llc	62	61	55	6	90.2%
39	Premier Homes on Your Site LLC	41	41	37	4	90.2%
40	AIRLIE OUTDOOR LLC	80	62	56	6	90.3%
41	SOUTHEAST FOUNDATION AND CRAWLSPACE REPAIR LLC	98	52	47	5	90.4%
42	LACKEY BUILDERS INC	51	42	38	4	90.5%
43	DECK AND PATIO TUNEUP INC	39	21	19	2	90.5%
44	THE PIONEER GROUP NC INC	22	21	19	2	90.5%
45	W3 BUILT LLC	68	55	50	5	90.9%
46	Laurel Companies LLC	33	33	30	3	90.9%
47	Creech Plumbing	22	22	20	2	90.9%
48	JWB Inc., dba AR Homes of Southeast NC	22	22	20	2	90.9%
49	bw builders llc	78	78	71	7	91.0%
50	BRINSON & SONS HEATING & AIR INC	34	34	31	3	91.2%

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