Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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48C+
90% range 44.4–51.5

Braun Construction Group

General Contractor · Farmington Hills, MI · #338 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial new83% of all permits · #6 of 10 commercial new specialists
occasionalmedium 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 12 permits (10 STREAM + 2 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections45
worse than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 46% of inspections vs 37% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions53
typical
2.03 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 2.47 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit40
worse than peers
Median 134 days to approval vs 101 days peer median (1.97× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion60
better than peers
5% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 11% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance43
worse than peers
0.44 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.27 expected
Reliability36
worse than peers
13% of inspections cancelled vs 7% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
12
Last 3 years
2
Last 12 months
0
Years active
4
2009–2025
Median days to approval
134.0
peer median 101.0
Permits needing a revision
67%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
83%
Inspections on record
331

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 12 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial new 83% (10)Remodels 8% (1)Commercial alterations 8% (1)

Sample permit records

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

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDG09-1408Commercial alterations2009-08-18FINALED259inspection PARTIAL FINAL: FAILED
inspection PARTIAL FINAL: NOT READY
inspection PARTIAL FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
BLDGC22-2138Commercial new2022-06-24Final824inspection Channel [BLD]: Partial Pass
inspection Channel [BLD]: Re-inspection required
BLDGC22-2139Commercial new2022-06-24Final824inspection Above Ceiling/Grid [BLD]: Re-inspection required
inspection Channel [BLD]: Re-inspection required
inspection Channel [BLD]: Partial Pass
BLDGC23-0190Commercial new2023-04-19Final85inspection Compaction [BLD]: Partial Pass
inspection Footing [BLD]: Partial Pass
Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDGC25-0056Commercial new2025-02-04Final174plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
2 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDG09-2403Remodels2009-11-24EXPIRED0permit expired without final

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