Case Studies

Retail Client Cuts Permit Timelines by Half in Mecklenburg County

Jinn Liu

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The Win

A fast-growing national retail client received approvals 32 days ahead of target, cutting their permitting timeline from 10 weeks to 4.5 weeks.

Where

📍 Mecklenburg County, NC

How it Happened

Pulley Pro Corey Albrecht quality checked the client’s submittal before sending it to the city and caught multiple items early, reducing rounds of comments with the city later.

After making the submittal, Corey leverage his knowledge of Mecklenburg processes and maintained close coordination with AORs to address minor comments on the fly.

His persistent follow-up with reviewers kept the process on track and cut permitting timelines in half.

Why it Matters

Our client saved more than 5 weeks. At an estimate of $5,000/day turnover, that equates to over $192,500 in top line revenue opportunity generated.

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