330,874 construction permits in Boston are still open.

Only 43.7% of eligible construction permits have been closed.

The median applicant closes 48.9% of their construction permits.

Tracking 587,848 construction permits across 58,154 applicants. Data updated daily from Analyze Boston.

Lowest 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
451	Jay Norman	89	84	22	62	26.2%
452	Eric Farmer	40	38	10	28	26.3%
453	Andrew Mclauchlan	38	38	10	28	26.3%
454	David O'Malley	70	68	18	50	26.5%
455	Brandon Spinosa	39	34	9	25	26.5%
456	Jose A Garcia	34	34	9	25	26.5%
457	Juan Rojas	163	143	38	105	26.6%
458	Samuel Sandoval	48	45	12	33	26.7%
459	Carl Richard	34	30	8	22	26.7%
460	James Resendes	31	30	8	22	26.7%
461	Vivant Chan	31	30	8	22	26.7%
462	Mark McLaughlin	30	30	8	22	26.7%
463	Nilton Alves	30	30	8	22	26.7%
464	Phil Reardon	72	56	15	41	26.8%
465	Joseph Holland	174	138	37	101	26.8%
466	Reginaldo Correa	69	67	18	49	26.9%
467	David Corderman	228	223	60	163	26.9%
468	Michael Giombetti	26	26	7	19	26.9%
469	Cesar DaSilva	117	115	31	84	27.0%
470	Timothy O'Connor	65	63	17	46	27.0%
471	Regina Olivieri	983	974	263	711	27.0%
472	Robert Hirshom	199	196	53	143	27.0%
473	Damien Carthy	90	85	23	62	27.1%
474	Boris Kuritnik	70	70	19	51	27.1%
475	Rich Borrelli	105	92	25	67	27.2%
476	Michael Bavaro	211	198	54	144	27.3%
477	Roland Goodick	55	55	15	40	27.3%
478	Dave Winn	37	33	9	24	27.3%
479	Shawn Armstrong	37	33	9	24	27.3%
480	Albert Puma	33	33	9	24	27.3%
481	Brian Catino	33	33	9	24	27.3%
482	Larry Blanchet	33	33	9	24	27.3%
483	Michael OShea	33	33	9	24	27.3%
484	Matt Piccione	26	22	6	16	27.3%
485	Michael Pallazola	26	22	6	16	27.3%
486	Lynam Hennessy	22	22	6	16	27.3%
487	Mario Fuentes	22	22	6	16	27.3%
488	Nicholas Katsounakis	22	22	6	16	27.3%
489	Alfred Ortolani	389	381	104	277	27.3%
490	Steven Deering	165	157	43	114	27.4%
491	Paul Campbell	494	481	132	349	27.4%
492	Charles Haydon	98	98	27	71	27.6%
493	Chris Drew	59	58	16	42	27.6%
494	Donald Wakeling	34	29	8	21	27.6%
495	Michael Fisher	30	29	8	21	27.6%
496	Serena Kauffman	29	29	8	21	27.6%
497	Katherine Dailey	311	286	79	207	27.6%
498	Kelly Surette	147	137	38	99	27.7%
499	Gilberto Tejeda	40	36	10	26	27.8%
500	William Purdue	36	36	10	26	27.8%