Village of Port Chester

Westchester County, New York

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Port Chester 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: 914-939-5203
Department Site: Building Department (opens in a new tab)

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

Permit Search

Citizen Access Permitting Portal (Accela) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Steven Velardo, Building Inspector
Village of Port Chester Building Department
222 Grace Church Street, Room 100
Port Chester, NY 10573

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

Additional Notes

Effective November 5, 2024, the Village moved to electronic building permitting via the Accela Citizen Access Portal for most applications. Steven Velardo is named as Building Inspector, with Kurt Mansfield and Joseph Hunt as Assistant Building Inspectors and Graham Tait as Zoning Inspector. No direct department email published; contact is via phone or an online contact form. Mailing address: 222 Grace Church Street, Room 100, Port Chester, NY 10573.

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 Port Chester'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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