Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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90% range 44.7–55.6

Brinkmann Constructors

General Contractor · Chesterfield, MO · #330 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial new64% of all permits · #5 of 10 commercial new specialists
activefeaturedmedium 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 11 permits (6 STREAM + 5 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections42
worse than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 57% of inspections vs 42% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions49
typical
1.82 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.69 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit53
typical
Median 50 days to approval vs 98 days peer median (0.81× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion68
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 12% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance36
worse than peers
0.35 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.14 expected
Reliability47
typical
9% of inspections cancelled vs 8% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
11
Last 3 years
4
Last 12 months
1
Years active
7
2011–2026
Median days to approval
50
peer median 98.0
Permits needing a revision
46%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
73%
Inspections on record
1,397

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 11 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial new 64% (7)Commercial alterations 27% (3)Decks & porches 9% (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
BLDG11-0819Commercial new2011-06-09FINALED55inspection BLDG ONSITE CONSTUL: FAILED
BLDG11-0818Commercial new2011-06-09FINALED42inspection PARTIAL FINAL: FAILED
inspection PARTIAL FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
BLDG18-0293Commercial new2018-02-23FINALED126inspection PARTIAL FINAL: FAILED
inspection PARTIAL FINAL: NOT READY
inspection PARTIAL FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
inspection FOOTING: NOT READY
inspection TEMP COFO: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
inspection **FINAL: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
BLDGC25-0348Decks & porches2025-07-29Final50—
BLDGC25-0344Commercial alterations2025-07-28Final1—
BLDGC24-0061Commercial new2024-02-18Final19—

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