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Queens ALT-CO - New Building with Existing Elements to Remain permits: median 93 days in review
Across 918 ALT-CO - New Building with Existing Elements to Remain filings in Queens over the last 24 months, the median time from filing to first permit was 93 days. One in five took longer than 196 days (the 80th percentile).
Job type: Alt-CO — new building with existing elements to remain. Source: NYC DOB NOW public filings (data.cityofnewyork.us), recomputed weekly. Last computed 2026-07-26.
ALT-CO - New Building with Existing Elements to Remain across the boroughs
| Borough | Median days | p80 days | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx | 128 | 199 | 105 |
| Brooklyn | 130 | 241 | 1,247 |
| Manhattan | 162 | 231 | 68 |
| Queens | 93 | 196 | 918 |
| Staten Island | 88 | 212 | 100 |
What this means for your filing
If your Queens ALT-CO - New Building with Existing Elements to Remain job has been in review for less than 93 days, it's inside the normal range — pushing DOB now is unlikely to help. Past 196 days, your filing is slower than 80% of comparable jobs and is worth chasing: check for open objections, incomplete items, or a plan-examiner queue issue.
Look up your job number free to see its live status and how it compares — or track your whole client book and get flagged automatically when any permit crosses its borough benchmark.