ZIAD EL-BABA

Architect · Tecumseh, ON · #90 of 119 listed overall

Primary kind of workCommercial alterations70% of all permits · #45 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 10 permits (4 STREAM + 6 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections50

typical

Failed / re-inspection results on 29% of inspections vs 28% expected for similar jobs

Plan quality / Revisions52

typical

0.95 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.08 expected for similar jobs

Time to permit40

worse than peers

Median 59 days to approval vs 16 days peer median (2.35× after adjusting for kind of work)

Completion30

worse than peers

60% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 14% expected

More: compliance & reliability

Compliance49

typical

0.09 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.09 expected

Reliability61

better than peers

0% of inspections cancelled vs 6% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set

Last 3 years

Last 12 months

Years active

2012–2025

Median days to approval

peer median 16.0

Permits needing a revision

50%

Permits with a failed / re-inspection

20%

Inspections on record

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 10 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 70% (7)Siding / envelope 10% (1)Remodels 10% (1)Roofing 10% (1)

Sample permit records

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

Permit	Kind of work	Applied	Status	Days to approval	Notes
BLDG12-1636	Commercial alterations	2012-08-24	EXPIRED	4	inspection INVESTIGATION: FAILED inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: FAILED inspection FOOTING: PARTIAL PASS inspection FOOTING: FAILED revision review: APPROVED permit expired without final
BLDGC25-0196	Siding / envelope	2025-05-02	Issued	67	inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Re-inspection required plan submittal v1 requires re-submit 7 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDG21-1799	Commercial alterations	2021-09-09	EXPIRED	81	review PLAN REVIEW: COMMENTS ISSUED review BUILDING: RETURNED revision review: APPROVED permit expired without final
BLDG21-2072	Commercial alterations	2021-10-08	FINALED	13	—
BLDG15-0270	Remodels	2015-03-10	FINALED	59	—
BLDG13-2269	Commercial alterations	2013-10-28	ON HOLD	—	—