Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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56B
90% range 52.9–60.1

CHRIS ALLEN ARCHITECT PLLC

Architect · Ann Arbor, MI · #25 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations83% of all permits · #11 of 61 commercial alterations specialists
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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 6 permits (6 STREAM).

Sub-scores

Inspections56
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 9% of inspections vs 16% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions58
better than peers
0.67 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.54 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit55
typical
Median 17.5 days to approval vs 21 days peer median (0.67× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion65
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 9% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance50
typical
0.14 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.14 expected
Reliability53
typical
3% of inspections cancelled vs 4% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
6
Last 3 years
5
Last 12 months
1
Years active
5
2022–2026
Median days to approval
17.5
peer median 21.0
Permits needing a revision
50%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
33%
Inspections on record
16

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 6 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 83% (5)Remodels 17% (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
BLDGC26-0025Commercial alterations2026-01-28Final34plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
3 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC24-0327Commercial alterations2024-07-25Final7inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass
BLDGC25-0320Commercial alterations2025-07-10Final201 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC23-0487Commercial alterations2023-11-07Final23inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass
BLDGC22-2243Commercial alterations2022-09-22Final11 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGR24-1760Remodels2024-07-31Final15—

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