Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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44C−
90% range 40.1–48.7

DLR Group

Architect · Minneapolis, MN · #106 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial new89% of all permits · #5 of 6 commercial new specialists
activemedium 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 (9 STREAM).

Sub-scores

Inspections52
typical
Failed / re-inspection results on 34% of inspections vs 37% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions46
typical
3.46 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 2.67 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit51
typical
Median 74 days to approval vs 101 days peer median (0.96× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion—
not enough data
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance38
worse than peers
0.62 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.29 expected
Reliability45
worse than peers
8% of inspections cancelled vs 6% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
9
Last 3 years
9
Last 12 months
4
Years active
3
2024–2026
Median days to approval
74
peer median 101.0
Permits needing a revision
100%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
56%
Inspections on record
301

Job mix

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

Commercial new 89% (8)Commercial alterations 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
BLDGC25-0021Commercial new2025-01-22Issued252inspection Above Ceiling/Grid [BLD]: Re-inspection required
inspection Above Ceiling/Grid [BLD]: Partial Pass
inspection Channel [BLD]: Partial Pass
inspection Channel [BLD]: Re-inspection required
BLDGC25-0437Commercial new2025-10-16Issued165inspection Foundation/Rebar [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
BLDGC25-0494Commercial new2025-11-24Issued280plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v3 requires re-submit
13 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC25-0191Commercial new2025-04-30Issued13inspection Foundation/Rebar [BLD]: Partial Pass
Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDGC26-0211Commercial new2026-04-23Issued744 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDGC26-0257Commercial new2026-05-27Issued501 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal

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