10,438 construction permits in Wilmington are still open.

96.2% of eligible construction permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 99.7% of their construction permits.

Tracking 271,525 construction permits across 6,566 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	Closure Rate
451	Southern Lighting Electrical Services	78	78	78	100.0%
452	HIGHLAND ROOFING COMPANY	77	70	70	100.0%
453	Complete Renovation Solutions	76	57	57	100.0%
454	PALMETTO SOLAR LLC	76	76	76	100.0%
455	SEGARS ENTERPRISES INC	74	72	72	100.0%
456	W3 Built, LLC	74	73	73	100.0%
457	SCHUMACHER HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA INC	73	71	71	100.0%
458	Coast Account Only	72	72	72	100.0%
459	East Atlantic Plumbing	72	71	71	100.0%
460	New Leaf Builders of NC LLC	71	65	65	100.0%
461	COLEMAN FINE HOMES LLC	70	62	62	100.0%
462	THINK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC	70	70	70	100.0%
463	AZALEA GAS OPERATIONS LLC	68	68	68	100.0%
464	LEWIS AND SON HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING LLC	66	62	62	100.0%
465	Source Contracting, LLC	66	65	65	100.0%
466	The Sterling Group	66	66	66	100.0%
467	Lewis Coastal Homes and Renovations llc	65	65	65	100.0%
468	McKee Homes	65	65	65	100.0%
469	Pamlico Solar LLC	65	59	59	100.0%
470	Jacobs Redevelopment LLC	64	64	64	100.0%
471	TW LEWIS ELECTRIC INC	64	62	62	100.0%
472	ENVIRONMENTS UNLIMITED INC	63	61	61	100.0%
473	PACE ELECTRIC CO OF WILMINGTON	63	61	61	100.0%
474	thomas trades llc	63	62	62	100.0%
475	Michael Christian Homes	62	59	59	100.0%
476	Steele Electrical Contractors	62	62	62	100.0%
477	Think Construction Services	62	62	62	100.0%
478	S&W HOME BUILDERS INC	61	59	59	100.0%
479	T I KELLY ELECTRIC LLC	61	57	57	100.0%
480	ADAMS SOUTHEASTERN CONSTRUCTION LLC	60	52	52	100.0%
481	Clayton Homes Hampstead	60	60	60	100.0%
482	H&H Constructors, Inc	60	60	60	100.0%
483	RETE CONSTRUCTION INC	59	57	57	100.0%
484	VAHUE CUSTOM HOMES INC	59	51	51	100.0%
485	CMC ELECTRIC LLC	58	58	58	100.0%
486	COMET BUILDERS LLC	58	58	58	100.0%
487	Cedar Creek Electric of NC LLC	58	53	53	100.0%
488	D O'BRIEN SERVICE CO INC	58	53	53	100.0%
489	Waldkirch and Saunders	58	56	56	100.0%
490	Coastal Fireplace	57	56	56	100.0%
491	HIGH TIDE PLUMBING LLC	57	57	57	100.0%
492	JOHN WILLARD DOVE	57	56	56	100.0%
493	MARBET DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION LLC	57	57	57	100.0%
494	SOUND CUSTOM BUILDERS LLC	57	45	45	100.0%
495	Swift Creek Builders Inc.	57	57	57	100.0%
496	DELANEYS COASTAL CONSTRUCTION LLC	56	40	40	100.0%
497	SD CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC	56	45	45	100.0%
498	Essential Gas Services Inc	55	55	55	100.0%
499	North Brunswick Electrical Contractors Inc	55	50	50	100.0%
500	Oakwood Homes	55	40	40	100.0%