Village of Ossining

Westchester County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Ossining is a jurisdiction in Westchester 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: 914-941-3199
Email: Permits@villageofossiningny.gov
Department Site: Building Department, Village of Ossining (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

Municity / CitySquared (online permitting & property look-up) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Joseph Agostinelli, Building Inspector
Village of Ossining Building Department
101 Route 9A, P.O. Box 1166
Ossining, NY 10562

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

Additional Notes

Confirmed directly on the Village's official Building Department page. Effective Sept 5, 2023, the Village accepts building permit applications ONLY via the online Municity/CitySquared portal. Other task-specific emails: Revisions@villageofossiningny.gov, PermitInspections@villageofossiningny.gov, Backflow@villageofossiningny.gov. Mailing address: 101 Route 9A, P.O. Box 1166, Ossining, NY 10562; fax 914-762-6813. IMPORTANT: this is the VILLAGE of Ossining (this record) — the Town of Ossining is a separate jurisdiction with its own Building Department — do not confuse the two.

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 Ossining'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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