Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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54B
90% range 48.0–63.1

CORE Design Group, Inc.

Architect · New Hudson, MI · #41 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workDecks & porches100% of all permits · #2 of 4 decks & porches specialists
activelow 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 7 permits (7 STREAM).

Sub-scores

Inspections57
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 8% of inspections vs 19% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions54
typical
0.77 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.06 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit62
better than peers
Median 3 days to approval vs 20 days peer median (0.40× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion67
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 16% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance42
worse than peers
0.17 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.09 expected
Reliability39
worse than peers
5% of inspections cancelled vs 2% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
7
Last 3 years
6
Last 12 months
1
Years active
3
2023–2025
Median days to approval
3
peer median 20.0
Permits needing a revision
71%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
14%
Inspections on record
12

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 7 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Decks & porches 100% (7)

Sample permit records

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PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGC25-0524Decks & porches2025-12-29Final168plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
6 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
Compliance hold (license / insurance / violation)
BLDGC23-0284Decks & porches2023-06-22Final21inspection Final [BLD]: Re-inspection required
2 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC24-0577Decks & porches2024-11-11Final21 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC24-0579Decks & porches2024-11-11Final31 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC24-0299Decks & porches2024-07-09Final3—
BLDGC24-0068Decks & porches2024-02-22Final1—

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