Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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47C
90% range 40.7–55.3

Patrick Thompson Design

Architect · Detroit, MI · #93 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations100% of all permits · #47 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 6 permits (5 STREAM + 1 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections—
not enough data
Plan quality / Revisions46
typical
1.90 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.43 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit47
typical
Median 46 days to approval vs 21 days peer median (1.26× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion—
typical
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance40
worse than peers
0.27 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.12 expected
Reliability40
worse than peers
14% of inspections cancelled vs 4% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
6
Last 3 years
5
Last 12 months
4
Years active
3
2021–2026
Median days to approval
46
peer median 21.0
Permits needing a revision
83%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
0%
Inspections on record
4

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 6 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 100% (6)

Sample permit records

A sample of the public records behind this card. Links open the city's permit portals.

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGC26-0040Commercial alterations2026-02-04Issued79plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
6 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
Compliance hold (license / insurance / violation)
Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDGC25-0503Commercial alterations2025-12-05Fees Due46plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
4 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC25-0280Commercial alterations2025-06-23Withdrawn129plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDG21-0023Commercial alterations2021-01-05CANCELLED—review PLAN REVIEW: HOLD
review ZONING: HOLD
BLDGC26-0285Commercial alterations2026-06-04Issued331 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC25-0464Commercial alterations2025-11-13Issued0—

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