Giraffe Design Build LLC

General Contractor · Chelsea, MI · #417 of 440 listed overall

Primary kind of workAdditions / ADUs62% of last-3-year permits · #19 of 20 additions / adus 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 87 permits (22 STREAM + 65 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections44

worse than peers

Failed / re-inspection results on 24% of inspections vs 18% expected for similar jobs

Plan quality / Revisions39

worse than peers

1.35 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.82 expected for similar jobs

Time to permit44

worse than peers

Median 20 days to approval vs 11 days peer median (1.33× after adjusting for kind of work)

Completion41

worse than peers

33% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 22% expected

More: compliance & reliability

Compliance36

worse than peers

0.06 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.03 expected

Reliability50

typical

7% of inspections cancelled vs 7% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set

Last 3 years

Last 12 months

Years active

2008–2026

Median days to approval

peer median 11.0

Permits needing a revision

42%

Permits with a failed / re-inspection

59%

Inspections on record

387

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 87 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Remodels 48% (42)Additions / ADUs 37% (32)Garages & accessory 6% (5)Decks & porches 3% (3)Roofing 2% (2)Siding / envelope 2% (2)Windows & doors 1% (1)

Score by kind of work

Remodels · 42 permits

Additions / ADUs · 32 permits

Garages & accessory · 5 permits

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.

Permit	Kind of work	Applied	Status	Days to approval	Notes
BLDG08-0248	Additions / ADUs	2008-06-13	EXPIRED	13	inspection FINAL: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL inspection FINAL: FAILED inspection ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS inspection INSULATION: FAILED
BLDGR24-0418	Additions / ADUs	2024-02-28	Final	838	inspection Final [BLD]: Re-inspection required inspection Flashing [BLD]: Re-inspection required plan submittal v1 requires re-submit plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
BLDG21-2139	Additions / ADUs	2021-10-19	FINALED	99	inspection **FINAL: PARTIAL PASS inspection INSULATION: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL inspection FOOTING: NOT READY review GRADING: HOLD review PLAN REVIEW: COMMENTS ISSUED review REVISION: COMMENTS ISSUED
BLDG15-0591	Siding / envelope	2015-04-15	FINALED	0	—
BLDG13-0021	Garages & accessory	2013-01-03	FINALED	13	—
BLDG11-0471	Remodels	2011-04-26	FINALED	0	—