Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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55B
90% range 50.8–60.3

Vinewood Custom Builders Inc

General Contractor · Ann Arbor, MI · #132 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workRemodels58% of all permits · #28 of 80 remodels specialists
occasionalhigh 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 24 permits (2 STREAM + 22 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections59
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 12% of inspections vs 20% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions50
typical
0.42 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.41 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit50
typical
Median 11 days to approval vs 10 days peer median (0.99× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion38
worse than peers
48% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 24% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance72
better than peers
0.00 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.01 expected
Reliability69
better than peers
2% of inspections cancelled vs 8% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
24
Last 3 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Years active
12
2008–2023
Median days to approval
11.0
peer median 10.0
Permits needing a revision
21%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
42%
Inspections on record
100

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 24 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Remodels 58% (14)Additions / ADUs 29% (7)Decks & porches 4% (1)Roofing 4% (1)Garages & accessory 4% (1)

Score by kind of work

Remodels · 14 permits
56
Additions / ADUs · 7 permits
52

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
BLDG20-0553Additions / ADUs2020-04-03FINALED10inspection **FINAL: FAILED
inspection **FINAL: NOT READY
inspection ROUGH: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
inspection BACKFILL: PARTIAL PASS
review REVISION: DENIED
BLDG22-0430Remodels2022-02-24EXPIRED50review PLAN REVIEW: COMMENTS ISSUED
revision review: APPROVED
permit expired without final
BLDGR23-2548Remodels2023-12-15Final38plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
2 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDG15-0966Remodels2015-05-20FINALED9—
BLDG15-0114Remodels2015-01-27FINALED13—
BLDG14-2522Remodels2014-12-03FINALED19—

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