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Effortlessly access New York building permit information with BuildChek. Our extensive database covers over 280 million permits, making it your ultimate solution for building permit lookup, search, and management.
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Buildchek connects home inspectors, real estate agents, insurance professionals, appraisers, and property investors to verified building permit data in New York. Instantly search permits by address, ZIP code, city, town, or county for fast, reliable insights into residential and commercial work (where available).
With access to over 280 million verified permits nationwide, Buildchek supports due diligence across New York City’s five boroughs, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, Central New York, Western New York, and beyond (where available).
Every permit lookup is stored for life in our secure, cloud-based portal—creating a permanent record of renovations, additions, conversions, roofing, electrical, plumbing, fire/life safety, and system upgrades (where available).
Disclaimer: Permit data coverage varies by municipality, county, and record type. Not all New York jurisdictions are available in our database, and some may have partial, legacy, or offline records.
Create AccountNew York Building Permit Coverage (Where Available)
Coverage across New York City, Long Island, suburbs, upstate metros, and regional markets where digital permit data is available.
Major Cities & Communities (Where Available)
Buildchek is designed to support permit lookups across incorporated municipalities and key communities statewide, including:
New York City (Five Boroughs):
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island — including brownstones, co-ops, condos,
multifamily, and mixed-use buildings (where available).
Long Island:
Hempstead, North Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Huntington, Islip, Brookhaven, Babylon, Smithtown,
Riverhead, Southampton, Southold, Glen Cove, Long Beach, plus incorporated villages.
Downstate & Hudson Valley Suburbs:
Yonkers, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, White Plains, Rye, Peekskill, Poughkeepsie,
Newburgh, Middletown, Kingston, and surrounding towns and villages in Westchester,
Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, and Putnam Counties.
Capital Region & Mohawk Valley:
Albany, Troy, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, Cohoes, Rensselaer, Amsterdam, Utica, Rome,
plus regional towns and cities.
Central & Western New York:
Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Binghamton, Elmira, Jamestown,
Ithaca, Cortland, Watertown, Geneva, Auburn, Lockport, and nearby communities.
Resort & Rural Areas:
Adirondack Park towns, Catskills, Finger Lakes, Thousand Islands, and other lake,
mountain, and rural markets where records are accessible.
Buildchek aims to support all New York jurisdictions
where permit
records are available through integrated or digital sources (where available).
Counties Covered (Where Available)
Coverage extends into New York counties where electronic or indexed permit data is available, including: New York (Manhattan), Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Bronx, Richmond (Staten Island), Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Putnam, Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, Onondaga, Monroe, Erie, Niagara, Broome, Tompkins, Oneida, Jefferson, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Ontario, Wayne, Oswego, and other participating counties (where available).
Availability, detail, and historical depth vary by jurisdiction and local record systems.
Professionals We Serve
Designed for Home Inspectors, Listing & Buyer Agents, Brokerages, Insurance Underwriters, Appraisers, Lenders, and Investors working in co-op, condo, single-family, multifamily, and mixed-use markets across New York.
Common use cases include verifying interior renovations, structural work, legal conversions, basement/attic build-outs, fire escapes, elevators, sprinkler systems, roofing, retail/office fit-outs, and ADUs / accessory units before listing, lending, or underwriting (where available).
New York’s Trusted Source for Building Permit Data
From brownstones and co-ops in Manhattan and Brooklyn to single-family homes in Long Island, historic properties in the Hudson Valley, and multifamily assets in Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse, Buildchek helps confirm completed work, support transparent disclosures, and reduce risk with accurate, centralized permit data (where available).
Note: Actual coverage depends on each jurisdiction’s systems and participation. Some cities, towns, and villages may maintain partial, historical-only, or offline records requiring supplemental research.
Efficient Online New York Building Permit Management Software
At BuildChek, we provide an extensive building permit database with over 280 million permits, readily available for you. Whether you're a Home Inspector, Real Estate Agent, or Insurance Agent, our national database is your ultimate solution. With a simple click, you can effortlessly access New York building permit information by zip code, state, and metro area using our online permitting software. From residential to commercial projects, we've got you covered. No more hassle of searching multiple sources - at BuildChek, we simplify the process of obtaining New York building permits, roofing permits, and exterior permits through our management software. Trust us to provide you with fast and reliable building permits online.
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