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
301	Matthew Calkins	60	59	15	44	25.4%
302	Miguel Gomes	110	110	28	82	25.5%
303	Eoin Barry	290	271	69	202	25.5%
304	Daniel J Oneill	54	51	13	38	25.5%
305	Edward Ahern	51	51	13	38	25.5%
306	Brian O'Connell	49	47	12	35	25.5%
307	david mcdonald	43	43	11	32	25.6%
308	Michael Leary	85	82	21	61	25.6%
309	Mai Phung	162	160	41	119	25.6%
310	Robert O Connor	157	148	38	110	25.7%
311	Timothy Greene	66	66	17	49	25.8%
312	ADAO PIRES	32	31	8	23	25.8%
313	David Higgins	32	31	8	23	25.8%
314	Thomas Marmiani	31	31	8	23	25.8%
315	eltion allen	287	275	71	204	25.8%
316	ted ahern	82	81	21	60	25.9%
317	J. Charles Lauture	28	27	7	20	25.9%
318	Stephen Hamilton	27	27	7	20	25.9%
319	John LoRusso	163	154	40	114	26.0%
320	Robert Burk	58	50	13	37	26.0%
321	Eltion Allen	51	50	13	37	26.0%
322	Paul Campbell	373	365	95	270	26.0%
323	Juan Rojas	162	142	37	105	26.1%
324	Jim McClure	49	46	12	34	26.1%
325	John Lydon	24	23	6	17	26.1%
326	Ben Fuller	23	23	6	17	26.1%
327	Christopher Hood	23	23	6	17	26.1%
328	Henry Abouhamad	23	23	6	17	26.1%
329	ROD RIVERA	186	180	47	133	26.1%
330	Jay Norman	89	84	22	62	26.2%
331	Andrew Mclauchlan	38	38	10	28	26.3%
332	David O'Malley	70	68	18	50	26.5%
333	Jose A Garcia	34	34	9	25	26.5%
334	Marci Moulton	124	124	33	91	26.6%
335	joseph foley	51	45	12	33	26.7%
336	Samuel Sandoval	48	45	12	33	26.7%
337	Carl Richard	34	30	8	22	26.7%
338	Vivant Chan	31	30	8	22	26.7%
339	Mark McLaughlin	30	30	8	22	26.7%
340	Nilton Alves	30	30	8	22	26.7%
341	Patrick Naughton	65	56	15	41	26.8%
342	Regina Olivieri	977	968	260	708	26.9%
343	Reginaldo Correa	69	67	18	49	26.9%
344	David Corderman	228	223	60	163	26.9%
345	Cesar DaSilva	117	115	31	84	27.0%
346	Damien Carthy	90	85	23	62	27.1%
347	Boris Kuritnik	70	70	19	51	27.1%
348	Roland Goodick	55	55	15	40	27.3%
349	Albert Puma	33	33	9	24	27.3%
350	Larry Blanchet	33	33	9	24	27.3%