City of Eastpointe
Macomb County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Eastpointe is a jurisdiction in Macomb County, Michigan, 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
- 586-445-3661
- JMeyers@EastpointeCity.org
- Department Site
- City of Eastpointe Building Department (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
City of Eastpointe Building Department23200 Gratiot Avenue
Eastpointe, MI 48021
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Building Official: John Meyers (JMeyers@EastpointeCity.org, ext. 2208); Deputy Building Official: Carleton Whitsett (CWhitsett@EastpointeCity.org, ext. 2240); Planning and Zoning Administrator: Paul Urbiel (planningandzoning@eastpointecity.org, ext. 2241). Office hours Monday-Thursday 8am-4:30pm, closed Friday. Fax: 586-445-5191. A second, apparently older domain (cityofeastpointe.net) also surfaced in search results for the same department; eastpointemi.gov was used as the primary source here as the more current-looking official site.
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 — City of Eastpointe'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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