Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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50C+
90% range 46.6–54.0

Onyx Creative

Architect · Cleveland, OH · #73 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations88% of all permits · #35 of 61 commercial alterations specialists
occasionalmedium 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 8 permits (6 STREAM + 2 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections48
typical
Failed / re-inspection results on 21% of inspections vs 19% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions48
typical
1.98 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.66 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit49
typical
Median 38 days to approval vs 21 days peer median (1.11× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion64
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 11% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance49
typical
0.17 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.15 expected
Reliability62
better than peers
2% of inspections cancelled vs 5% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
8
Last 3 years
2
Last 12 months
1
Years active
5
2016–2026
Median days to approval
38.0
peer median 21.0
Permits needing a revision
88%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
62%
Inspections on record
32

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 8 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 88% (7)Commercial new 12% (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
BLDGC22-2148Commercial alterations2022-07-01Final18inspection Final [BLD]: Re-inspection required
inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
5 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC25-0223Commercial alterations2025-05-12Final43inspection Final [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
3 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDGC22-2256Commercial alterations2022-09-28Final48inspection Final [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
3 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC26-0258Commercial new2026-05-27Issued64Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDGC22-2029Commercial alterations2022-04-14Final7Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDG16-0131Commercial alterations2016-02-02FINALED7—

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