120,106 building permits in Boston are still open.

Only 29.8% of eligible building permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 29.9% of their building permits.

Tracking 170,980 building permits across 28,999 applicants. Data updated daily from Analyze Boston.

Lowest Building Permit Closure Rates

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

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#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
351	Matt Piccione	26	22	6	16	27.3%
352	Lynam Hennessy	22	22	6	16	27.3%
353	Mario Fuentes	22	22	6	16	27.3%
354	Zeb Arruda	22	22	6	16	27.3%
355	Steven Deering	165	157	43	114	27.4%
356	Michael Morrissey	45	40	11	29	27.5%
357	Charles Haydon	98	98	27	71	27.6%
358	Michael Fisher	30	29	8	21	27.6%
359	Serena Kauffman	29	29	8	21	27.6%
360	Gilberto Tejeda	40	36	10	26	27.8%
361	William Purdue	36	36	10	26	27.8%
362	Francesca DiRico	1,349	1,280	358	922	28.0%
363	David Corderman Jr	100	100	28	72	28.0%
364	Edward Ordway	52	50	14	36	28.0%
365	Mike Virgona	52	50	14	36	28.0%
366	Gary Deans	27	25	7	18	28.0%
367	David Schwartz	85	82	23	59	28.0%
368	Chris Drew	58	57	16	41	28.1%
369	Matthew Kuschel	75	71	20	51	28.2%
370	carlos otoni	73	71	20	51	28.2%
371	peter walsh	231	220	62	158	28.2%
372	jose vazquez	39	39	11	28	28.2%
373	Paul McDonald	571	542	153	389	28.2%
374	Edward Honeycutt	52	46	13	33	28.3%
375	Edian Langa	118	113	32	81	28.3%
376	Rich Hoefer	69	67	19	48	28.4%
377	Eileen Flanagan	32	28	8	20	28.6%
378	Roland Goodick Jr	32	28	8	20	28.6%
379	Richard Perini	21	21	6	15	28.6%
380	Thomas Greeley	21	21	6	15	28.6%
381	Francis Fasoli	82	52	15	37	28.8%
382	ANTONIO RUSCITO	46	45	13	32	28.9%
383	Sandy MacLeod	128	114	33	81	28.9%
384	roberto de leon	33	31	9	22	29.0%
385	Antonio DaSilva	32	31	9	22	29.0%
386	wagner defreitas	30	24	7	17	29.2%
387	Ricardo Valle	26	24	7	17	29.2%
388	Peter Farrell	25	24	7	17	29.2%
389	A. Harris Magloire	24	24	7	17	29.2%
390	Michael Resteghini	24	24	7	17	29.2%
391	Scott & Christina Cleveland	85	82	24	58	29.3%
392	Daniel Brennan	196	184	54	130	29.3%
393	Thomas Helms	71	68	20	48	29.4%
394	Marcus Gonzalez	54	51	15	36	29.4%
395	EDWARD SARKISYAN	38	34	10	24	29.4%
396	Anthony Virgilio	455	445	131	314	29.4%
397	Agui Desouza	98	78	23	55	29.5%
398	Gerry DiPierro	354	328	97	231	29.6%
399	Michele Engber	338	338	100	238	29.6%
400	Josef Koch	200	169	50	119	29.6%