Town of Smithtown

Suffolk County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Smithtown is a jurisdiction in Suffolk County, New York, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: (631) 360-7520
Email: jlorefice@smithtownny.gov
Department Site: Building Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: smithtownny.gov (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

Online Residential Building Permits (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Joseph A. Lorefice, Chief Building Inspector
Smithtown Building Department
23 Redwood Lane
Smithtown, NY 11787

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Town Building Department is separate from the several incorporated villages within the Town of Smithtown (e.g. Village of the Branch), which have their own building departments.

What You Need Before Applying for a Permit

Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Town of Smithtown's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.

Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.

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