Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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60A−
90% range 56.8–63.0

VanArchitects pllc

Architect · Ann Arbor, MI · #9 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations83% of all permits · #3 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 12 permits (7 STREAM + 5 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections57
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 15% of inspections vs 25% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions59
better than peers
0.63 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.43 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit48
typical
Median 21 days to approval vs 21 days peer median (1.16× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion68
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 11% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance67
better than peers
0.00 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.12 expected
Reliability56
better than peers
4% of inspections cancelled vs 6% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
12
Last 3 years
3
Last 12 months
0
Years active
7
2014–2025
Median days to approval
21
peer median 21.0
Permits needing a revision
50%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
33%
Inspections on record
39

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 12 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 83% (10)New homes 8% (1)Commercial new 8% (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
BLDG18-1208New homes2018-06-12FINALED77inspection **FINAL: FAILED
inspection FOOTING: FAILED
inspection BACKFILL: PARTIAL PASS
review GRADING: HOLD
review PLAN REVIEW: HOLD
BLDG15-2485Commercial alterations2015-11-13FINALED63inspection **FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
inspection PARTIAL FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
inspection ROUGH: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
inspection **FINAL: NOT READY
inspection PARTIAL ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS
BLDGC22-2248Commercial alterations2022-09-26Final50plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
2 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC22-2424Commercial alterations2022-12-22Final21—
BLDGC22-2391Commercial new2022-12-21Void - Wrong Workclass——
BLDG15-2325Commercial alterations2015-10-26CANCELLED21—

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