Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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52
90% range 48.8–54.7

Buildmaster Inc

General Contractor · Commerce Twp, MI · #229 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workRemodels78% of all permits · #49 of 80 remodels 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 9 permits (2 STREAM + 7 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections44
worse than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 31% of inspections vs 21% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions50
typical
0.51 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.49 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit50
typical
Median 9 days to approval vs 10 days peer median (1.04× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion65
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 23% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance63
better than peers
0.00 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.02 expected
Reliability40
worse than peers
13% of inspections cancelled vs 7% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
9
Last 3 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Years active
3
2020–2023
Median days to approval
9
peer median 10.0
Permits needing a revision
89%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
78%
Inspections on record
37

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 9 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Remodels 78% (7)Decks & porches 11% (1)Foundation / structural 11% (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
BLDG20-1478Remodels2020-09-03FINALED9inspection **FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
inspection **FINAL: FAILED
revision review: APPROVED
BLDG20-1479Remodels2020-09-03FINALED9inspection **FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
inspection **FINAL: FAILED
revision review: APPROVED
BLDG20-1480Remodels2020-09-03FINALED9inspection **FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
inspection **FINAL: FAILED
revision review: APPROVED
BLDG20-1484Remodels2020-09-03FINALED9inspection **FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
inspection **FINAL: FAILED
revision review: APPROVED
BLDGR23-2540Decks & porches2023-12-13Final62plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
BLDGR22-3799Foundation / structural2022-12-19Final10—

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