5,133 building permits in Wilmington are still open.

89.7% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 98.5% of their building permits.

Tracking 49,910 building permits across 2,788 applicants since . Data updated daily from New Hanover County Open Data.

Lowest Building 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	43	41	16	25	39.0%
3	GWATHMEY RESIDENTIAL GROUP LLC	26	25	15	10	60.0%
4	CARIBBEAN POOLS & SPAS INC	153	117	73	44	62.4%
5	TONGUE & GROOVE LLC	33	29	22	7	75.9%
6	ADDIS CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LLC	41	34	27	7	79.4%
7	ALAN BRENT TENUTA T/A BRENT TENUTA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	29	25	20	5	80.0%
8	SOUTHERN EXPOSURE SUNROOMS LLC	97	36	29	7	80.6%
9	CAROLINA CREATIONS LANDSCAPE INC	58	54	44	10	81.5%
10	KONRADY & SON CONSTRUCTION LLC	76	56	46	10	82.1%
11	SUN CITY POOLS INC	65	35	29	6	82.9%
12	GASTELL GROUP DBA BUILDERPRO LLC	31	25	21	4	84.0%
13	COMPLETE RENOVATION SOLUTIONS LLC	70	45	38	7	84.4%
14	CLANCY & THEYS CONSTRUCTION CO	46	33	28	5	84.8%
15	THIRD NORTH CONSTUCTION LLC T/A	134	69	59	10	85.5%
16	BLACKLINE BUILDING LLC	30	21	18	3	85.7%
17	Milam Plumbing, Inc.	63	61	53	8	86.9%
18	SOLACE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC T/A PORT CITY POOLS	33	27	24	3	88.9%
19	PBC BUILDING CORPORATION	60	37	33	4	89.2%
20	RODGERS BUILDERS INC	42	40	36	4	90.0%
21	Mckinley Building Corporation	20	20	18	2	90.0%
22	BLUE OCEAN CONSTRUCTION INC	37	31	28	3	90.3%
23	WALDKIRCH & SAUNDERS COMPANY	46	42	38	4	90.5%
24	OCEAN BLUE POOLS AND SPAS OF NORTH CAROLINA CORPORATION	247	200	181	19	90.5%
25	LS SMITH INC	38	33	30	3	90.9%
26	STONE BUILT CONSTRUCTION INC	36	33	30	3	90.9%
27	OLD SCHOOL REBUILDER AND COMPANY	65	56	51	5	91.1%
28	MARK JOHNSON CUSTOM HOMES INC	44	34	31	3	91.2%
29	KINGPOST DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION INC	29	23	21	2	91.3%
30	THE COASTAL CYPRESS BUILDING COMPANY INC	29	25	23	2	92.0%
31	AIRLIE OUTDOOR LLC	52	38	35	3	92.1%
32	INGRAM BROS INC	109	77	71	6	92.2%
33	BELL CUSTOM HOMES LLC	46	43	40	3	93.0%
34	SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC	30	30	28	2	93.3%
35	NORTH STATE CUSTOM BUILDERS AKA NORTH STATE PARTNERS CONSTRUCTION LLC	41	31	29	2	93.5%
36	TMC TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION INC	55	47	44	3	93.6%
37	FOUNDATION SOLUTIONS LLC TA RAM JACK	75	64	60	4	93.8%
38	CHAMBLISS & RABIL CONTRACTORS INC	78	71	67	4	94.4%
39	LUXURY POOLS AND HARDSCAPES 6 LLC AKA PREMIER POOLS AND SPAS COASTAL CAROLINAS	49	36	34	2	94.4%
40	BLANTON BUILDING INC	37	37	35	2	94.6%
41	HAROLD K JORDAN AND CO INC	213	208	198	10	95.2%
42	MIDDLEBURG CONSTRUCTION LLC	306	294	280	14	95.2%
43	KEECO OF WILMINGTON LLC LIC# 70545)	46	42	40	2	95.2%
44	TIMELESS PROPERTIES INC	74	64	61	3	95.3%
45	LEWIS COASTAL HOMES AND RENOVATIONS LLC	35	22	21	1	95.5%
46	BUCKNER BUILD LLC ((GC) LIC# 81410)	29	22	21	1	95.5%
47	SOUTHEAST FOUNDATION AND CRAWLSPACE REPAIR LLC	78	45	43	2	95.6%
48	STONEHENGE BUILDING INC	25	23	22	1	95.7%
49	PRESTIGE POOLS OF WILMINGTON INC	489	419	401	18	95.7%
50	STEVENS FINE HOMES T/A STEVENS BUILDING COMPANY	76	71	68	3	95.8%