Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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53B−
90% range 48.7–57.7

HSB Architects + Engineers

Architect · Cleveland, OH · #49 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations86% of all permits · #21 of 61 commercial alterations 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 (6 STREAM + 1 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections52
typical
Failed / re-inspection results on 19% of inspections vs 23% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions53
typical
1.26 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.69 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit51
typical
Median 38 days to approval vs 21 days peer median (0.92× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion35
worse than peers
35% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 10% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance64
better than peers
0.00 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.16 expected
Reliability67
better than peers
0% of inspections cancelled vs 5% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
7
Last 3 years
3
Last 12 months
1
Years active
3
2022–2026
Median days to approval
38
peer median 21.0
Permits needing a revision
100%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
57%
Inspections on record
19

Job mix

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

Commercial alterations 86% (6)Commercial new 14% (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
BLDGC22-2374Commercial alterations2022-12-06Final105inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Re-inspection required
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
2 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDG22-0650Commercial alterations2022-03-18EXPIRED38inspection **FINAL: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
inspection ROUGH: NOT READY
review PLAN REVIEW: COMMENTS ISSUED
revision review: APPROVED
permit expired without final
BLDGC22-2069Commercial alterations2022-05-06Expired42inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
1 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
permit expired without final
BLDGC26-0390Commercial new2026-07-13Issued8Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDGC25-0152Commercial alterations2025-04-09On Hold18Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDGC22-2351Commercial alterations2022-11-21Final112 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal

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