N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 28-112.6.1: § 28-112.6.1 Withdrawal of work permit applications.

In the event that an owner withdraws an application, the owner may obtain a refund of all or a portion of the fee paid as follows:

1. If an application for construction document approval is withdrawn prior to the commencement of examination of the application all but $40 of the deposit fee paid shall be refunded.

2. If an application for construction document approval is withdrawn during the progress of examination of the application, the comptroller shall retain a percentage of the deposit fee paid, which the department shall certify is the equivalent percentage of the examination completed, but not less than $100. The remainder of the deposit fee shall be refunded to the owner.

3. If an application for construction document approval is withdrawn after examination of construction documents and/or construction document approval and before issuance of permit, there shall be refunded by the comptroller 50 percent of the total computed fee for the permit, except that not less than $100 shall be retained by the comptroller.