Village of Elmsford

Westchester County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Elmsford is a jurisdiction in Westchester County, New York, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. 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: 914-345-1553
Email: building@elmsfordny.org
Department Site: Building Department (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Shaun Hughes, Building Department Clerk
Village of Elmsford Building Department
15 South Stone Avenue
Elmsford, NY 10523

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

Additional Notes

Elmsford is one of the villages within the Town of Greenburgh that administers its own building department rather than relying on county/town jurisdiction. Shaun Hughes is listed as the Building Department Clerk (primary point of contact); it is unconfirmed whether this individual also holds the Building Inspector title, so the line is reported with that hedge. After-hours emergency line: 914-592-8383.

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 — Village of Elmsford'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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