UPDATE: New License Application Requirement
New License Application Service Notice – Starting September 7, 2021, all new license applications are required to be submitted online at www.nyc.gov/dobnow. See the New License Application User Guide for step-by-step directions.
- Home Improvement Contractor License*Note: Home Improvement Contractor licenses are issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs. For more information about applying for a license call (212) 487-4060. If you need to renew, change or update your Home Improvement Contractor license, call (212) 487-4104.*
New Buildings
- 1-, 2-, or 3-Family Home: You must register as a General Contractor
- All Other New Buildings (excluding 1-, 2-, and 3-family homes): You must obtain a Safety Registration Number with a Construction Endorsement or register as a General Contractor.
Alterations
- Adding more than 25% to the Floor Area (vertical or horizontal enlargement): You must obtain a Safety Registration Number with a Construction Endorsement or register as a General Contractor
- Adding 3 or more Stories: You must obtain a Safety Registration Number with a Construction Endorsement or register as a General Contractor
- Removing more than 50% of the Floor Area: You must obtain a Safety Registration Number with a Demolition Endorsement or register as a General Contractor
- Removing 1 or more Stories: You must obtain a Safety Registration Number with a Demolition Endorsement or register as a General Contractor
- Work in a 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-family Home or Condo/Co-op: You must obtain a Home Improvement Contractor license from the Department of Consumer Affairs
- All Other Alteration Work (all work not specified above): You must obtain an Insurance Tracking Number (at minimum), register as a General Contractor or obtain a Safety Registration number.
