Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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48C+
90% range 43.8–53.1

Finished Basements Plus LLC

General Contractor · Commerce Township, MI · #341 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workFoundation / structural54% of last-3-year permits · #11 of 16 foundation / structural specialists
activefeaturedhigh 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 52 permits (33 STREAM + 19 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections56
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 11% of inspections vs 14% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions45
typical
0.89 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.72 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit44
worse than peers
Median 17.5 days to approval vs 17 days peer median (1.30× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion37
worse than peers
30% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 16% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance49
typical
0.04 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.04 expected
Reliability45
worse than peers
7% of inspections cancelled vs 6% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
52
Last 3 years
24
Last 12 months
7
Years active
11
2015–2026
Median days to approval
17.5
peer median 17.0
Permits needing a revision
52%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
36%
Inspections on record
150

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 52 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Remodels 67% (35)Foundation / structural 31% (16)Siding / envelope 2% (1)

Score by kind of work

Remodels · 35 permits
52
Foundation / structural · 16 permits
44

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
BLDGR24-1212Foundation / structural2024-05-21Expired48inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Re-inspection required
inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
2 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
permit expired without final
BLDGR24-2491Foundation / structural2024-11-26Expired76plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
4 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
permit expired without final
BLDGR24-2353Foundation / structural2024-10-31Expired46plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
3 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
permit expired without final
BLDG19-2649Remodels2019-12-10FINALED8—
BLDG15-2117Remodels2015-09-28FINALED8—
BLDG15-1637Remodels2015-08-03FINALED15—

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