Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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52B−
90% range 49.7–56.0

ABD Architects

Architect · Bloomfield Hills, MI · #51 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations100% of all permits · #23 of 61 commercial alterations specialists
activemedium confidence

Overall score: 50 = peer average for the same role and the same kind of work (e.g. window jobs are compared with window jobs, remodels with remodels). Based on 8 permits (8 STREAM).

Sub-scores

Inspections64
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 5% of inspections vs 17% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions44
worse than peers
2.22 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.49 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit42
worse than peers
Median 42 days to approval vs 21 days peer median (1.93× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion66
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 9% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance57
better than peers
0.07 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.14 expected
Reliability72
better than peers
0% of inspections cancelled vs 4% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
8
Last 3 years
6
Last 12 months
3
Years active
4
2023–2026
Median days to approval
42
peer median 21.0
Permits needing a revision
88%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
25%
Inspections on record
23

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 8 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 100% (8)

Sample permit records

A sample of the public records behind this card. Links open the city's permit portals.

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGC26-0176Commercial alterations2026-04-01Final51plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
6 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC26-0033Commercial alterations2026-02-02Final36inspection Final [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
4 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC23-0131Commercial alterations2023-03-24Withdrawn113plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
2 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC24-0088Commercial alterations2024-03-11Final53plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
3 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC26-0559Commercial alterations2026-10-22In Review—plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
1 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC23-0316Commercial alterations2023-07-12Final11—

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