Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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54B
90% range 49.8–59.8

Sachse Construction

General Contractor · Detroit, MI · #176 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial new62% of last-3-year permits · #2 of 10 commercial new 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 20 permits (19 STREAM + 1 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections52
typical
Failed / re-inspection results on 17% of inspections vs 19% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions60
better than peers
1.15 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 2.10 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit37
worse than peers
Median 59 days to approval vs 21 days peer median (2.57× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion46
typical
13% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 10% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance66
better than peers
0.07 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.22 expected
Reliability49
typical
5% of inspections cancelled vs 5% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
20
Last 3 years
16
Last 12 months
6
Years active
5
2022–2026
Median days to approval
59
peer median 21.0
Permits needing a revision
50%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
30%
Inspections on record
46

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 20 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial new 50% (10)Commercial alterations 45% (9)Remodels 5% (1)

Score by kind of work

Commercial new · 10 permits
70
Commercial alterations · 9 permits
49

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
BLDGC26-0039Commercial alterations2026-02-04Final79inspection Above Ceiling/Grid [BLD]: Re-inspection required
inspection Final [BLD]: Partial Pass
inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Re-inspection required
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
4 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDGC23-0237Commercial alterations2023-05-19Final322inspection Above Ceiling/Grid [BLD]: Partial Pass
inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
2 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDG22-0289Commercial alterations2022-02-16FINALED76inspection FRAMING: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: PARTIAL PASS
inspection PARTIAL ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS
inspection COMPACTION: PARTIAL PASS
review PLAN REVIEW: HOLD
review PLAN REVIEW: COMMENTS ISSUED
BLDGC25-0373Commercial new2025-08-12Withdrawn——
BLDGC24-0057Commercial alterations2024-02-14Withdrawn——
BLDGC23-0546Commercial alterations2023-12-11Final157—

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