Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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90% range 50.0–55.8

CB Custom Homes

General Contractor · Ann Arbor, MI · #215 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workMixed / generalNo single kind of work is 50%+ of all permits · #47 of 100 mixed / general firms
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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 30 permits (6 STREAM + 24 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections42
worse than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 32% of inspections vs 23% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions58
better than peers
0.41 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.65 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit58
better than peers
Median 11.5 days to approval vs 16.5 days peer median (0.63× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion39
worse than peers
35% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 19% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance77
better than peers
0.00 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.03 expected
Reliability36
worse than peers
14% of inspections cancelled vs 7% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
30
Last 3 years
6
Last 12 months
1
Years active
13
2009–2026
Median days to approval
11.5
peer median 16.5
Permits needing a revision
23%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
70%
Inspections on record
228

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 30 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Remodels 47% (14)New homes 20% (6)Additions / ADUs 17% (5)Decks & porches 7% (2)Roofing 3% (1)Commercial alterations 3% (1)Foundation / structural 3% (1)

Score by kind of work

Remodels · 14 permits
53
New homes · 6 permits
51
Additions / ADUs · 5 permits
49

Shown for kinds of work with 5+ permits. 50 = peer average for that kind of work.

Sample permit records

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

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDG09-1249Additions / ADUs2009-08-04EXPIRED0inspection INSULATION: PARTIAL PASS
inspection INSULATION: NOT READY
inspection ROUGH: FAILED
BLDG09-2543New homes2009-12-22FINALED50inspection **FINAL: NOT READY
inspection ROUGH: NOT READY
inspection INSULATION: PARTIAL PASS
inspection INSULATION: FAILED
inspection ROUGH: FAILED
inspection ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS
BLDG13-0956New homes2013-05-28FINALED20inspection **FINAL: FAILED
inspection SLAB: FAILED
inspection ROUGH: FAILED
inspection BACKFILL: PARTIAL PASS
inspection FOOTING: NOT READY
BLDG09-0140Remodels2009-02-10FINALED0inspection ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS
BLDG20-1900Remodels2020-10-14FINALED92—
BLDG11-1818Remodels————

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