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Average turnaround time for vacant units (days)
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Turnaround time more than doubled from FY22 to FY23 and kept climbing into FY24 because NYCHA's aging buildings often need extensive carpentry, plastering, painting, and lead-paint abatement before a vacant unit can be re-rented, creating a large backlog that was reported on by news outlets and NYCHA's own federal monitor. Turnaround has since improved as NYCHA used dedicated City funding to clear the backlog and returned units previously held for building-wide modernization projects to the rent roll.
Researched July 15, 2026 — NYCHA, Fiscal 2023 and Fiscal 2025 Mayor's Management Reports, Gothamist, "It's taking NYC over a year to fix up vacant public housing units, report shows"
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|
| FY22 | 160.8 days | 30 days |
| FY23 | 370 days | 30 days |
| FY24 | 424.4 days | 30 days |
| FY25 | 371.1 days | 300 days |
| FY26 (YTD) | 340.3 days | 300 days |
Why this is tracked
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia established NYCHA on January 20, 1934, in response to the severe housing crisis of the Great Depression, making it the first agency in the country to provide publicly funded housing. Its first project, the First Houses on the Lower East Side, replaced dilapidated tenements with apartments that had private kitchens and bathrooms — basic amenities many residents didn't previously have. Because NYCHA owns and directly operates its developments rather than simply subsidizing private landlords, its performance is tracked the way any landlord's would be: repairs, cleanliness, and tenant services.
New York City Housing Authority — Wikipedia, About NYCHA — nyc.gov
Source: Information Technology — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported monthly.
Definition: The average time from when a unit becomes vacant to when it's re-occupied.