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37F
90% range 33.7–42.0

Bigg Designs LLC

Architect · Commerce Twp, MI · #119 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations79% of last-3-year permits · #61 of 61 commercial alterations specialists
activefeaturedhigh 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 21 permits (19 STREAM + 2 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections49
typical
Failed / re-inspection results on 19% of inspections vs 18% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions29
worse than peers
4.55 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.60 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit31
worse than peers
Median 67.5 days to approval vs 21 days peer median (2.91× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion46
typical
15% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 11% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance39
worse than peers
0.26 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.15 expected
Reliability50
typical
5% of inspections cancelled vs 5% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
21
Last 3 years
19
Last 12 months
15
Years active
6
2014–2026
Median days to approval
67.5
peer median 21.0
Permits needing a revision
90%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
29%
Inspections on record
35

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 21 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 76% (16)Remodels 14% (3)Commercial new 10% (2)

Sample permit records

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

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGC24-0545Commercial new2024-10-22Expired140plan submittal v3 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
13 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDGC24-0272Commercial new2024-06-25Issued457plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
7 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
Permit placed on hold for more information
Compliance hold (license / insurance / violation)
BLDGC25-0460Commercial alterations2025-11-10Issued95inspection Concealed Space [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
7 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGR25-0998Remodels2025-06-17Final141 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC26-0517Commercial alterations2026-09-23Final13—
BLDGC25-0455Commercial alterations2025-11-07Withdrawn——

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