Village of Estral Beach
Monroe County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Estral Beach is a jurisdiction in Monroe County, Michigan, 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
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Village of Estral Beach7194 Lakeview Blvd, PO Box 107
Estral Beach, MI 48166-0107
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Per the Village's own official site (estralbeach.com), all permits for Estral Beach are now issued through the State of Michigan (village was seeking a licensed building inspector at time of last update) rather than a local building department; state Building Trades Section is the point of contact. Village office general line: 734-586-8380. Locally designated trade inspectors listed on the site: Building – Marc Humphreys 517-395-9922; Electrical – Kris Mucci 517-315-7344; Mechanical – Dennis Lee 248-675-9480; Plumbing – Richard Burlison 517-898-4928 (unclear if these route through the state system or are contacted directly — hedge). An older/alternate domain, estralbeachvillage.org, no longer resolves (DNS failure) — estralbeach.com is the current 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 — Village of Estral Beach'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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