83.1% of Albuquerque solar permits a year or more old have been closed out (1,973 permits, October 2023 through September 2026), but the city's record gives no completion date per trade, so we can't say how many days a permit takes. Nothing here measures the wait for approval.
“How long does a permit take?” can mean two waits. This page measures the second one.
Getting the permit (not measured): application → issue, the wait for the city to approve it. Albuquerque's file we read does not carry a usable application date, so we don't guess at it. Ask the permit office for its current review times.
Finishing the work (measured here): issue → completion. The day the city issued the permit to the day it recorded a final inspection or closeout. That is the contractor's part: doing the work and getting it signed off.
What “finished” means in Albuquerque: For contractors with at least 5 permits a year or more old, the share that were completed, compared with permits of the same trade issued in the same quarter.
Usual is the middle permit: half finish sooner, half later. Finished is the share of permits a year or more old that the city closed out.
| Trade | Permits | Finished | Firms with 10+ permits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1,973 | 83.1% | 14 |
| New Home | 1,370 | 60.2% | 10 |
| Windows & Doors | 692 | 57.4% | 3 |
| Remodel & Alteration | 409 | 28.4% | 4 |
| Addition | 227 | — | 0 |
| Patio Cover & Sunroom | 187 | 64.1% | 3 |
| Pools | 151 | 50.0% | 6 |
Each trade on its own, from issue to the city's sign-off. The spread between the quickest and slowest quarter of firms is the part you can choose.
The Albuquerque record carries no completion date for solar permits, so we can't count days. 83.1% of solar permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 1,973 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Albuquerque's file.
The Albuquerque record carries no completion date for new home permits, so we can't count days. 60.2% of new home permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 1,370 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Albuquerque's file.
The Albuquerque record carries no completion date for windows & doors permits, so we can't count days. 57.4% of windows & doors permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 692 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Albuquerque's file.
The Albuquerque record carries no completion date for remodel & alteration permits, so we can't count days. 28.4% of remodel & alteration permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 409 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Albuquerque's file.
The Albuquerque record carries no completion date for patio cover & sunroom permits, so we can't count days. 64.1% of patio cover & sunroom permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 187 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Albuquerque's file.
The Albuquerque record carries no completion date for pools permits, so we can't count days. 50.0% of pools permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 151 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Albuquerque's file.
No completion date or closeout on record for addition, so no answer for that trade.
Source: City of Albuquerque building permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.
A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit when they applied. It is not a quote and not the final bill.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits, and one permit can cover several visits.
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