Find a licensed electrician in Fordham Heights, Bronx
102 licensed electricians in Fordham Heights, Bronx for electrical repairs, panel upgrades and outlets and circuits. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Electricians in Fordham Heights with an active license, for electrical repairs, panel upgrades, outlets and circuits, lighting, EV chargers and rewiring. Every listing comes from public license records, so you can check it before you hire.
Which licensed electricians work in Fordham Heights?
Fordham Heights electricians, sorted by how many permits each firm filed for jobs in Fordham Heights in the last two years. Every listing holds an active license; tap one for its record.
Gilston Brothers Elect'l
Master Electrician #011356Hivolts Electrical Inc.
Master Electrician #012961DVM Electrical Services
Master Electrician #012674High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC
Master Electrician #012989Anco Electrical Contctng Incorporated
Master Electrician #012782Lauri Electrical Inc.
Master Electrician #013440Triboro Electric'l Contractors'g Co.
Master Electrician #012359Power Direct Electric Incorporated
Master Electrician #013184Accurate Electric'l Corp
Master Electrician #011485Solas Electrical Corp
Master Electrician #013292Gemini Electric Co., Inc.
Master Electrician #012916Lintech Electric, Inc.
Master Electrician #010985Empire State Electrical Corporation
Master Electrician #012285YT Electrial Services Incorporated
Master Electrician #013185Joseph Weinstein Electrical
Master Electrician #009113
Every Fordham Heights electrician record, A to Z
What should you know about electrical work in Fordham Heights?
Fordham Heights has about 11,432 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1931. 78% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 48% are in walk-up apartment buildings.
HPD wrote 248 electrical violations (outlets, wiring, fixtures) in Fordham Heights rental buildings in the past year, the 3rd highest rate of 35 Bronx neighborhoods. 102 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Fordham Heights in the last two years.
In buildings this old, ask whether the job will touch original wiring and whether the panel has room for new circuits before you agree on a price.
How does Fordham Heights compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 11,432 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1931 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 78% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD electrical violations (12 months) | 248 (HPD) |
| Firms with DOB electrical permits here (2 years) | 102 (DOB NOW) |
Do electricians need a license in New York City?
Electrical work in New York City must be done by a Licensed Master Electrician (or a Special Electrician for a specific building) licensed by the Department of Buildings. The electrician files the permit in DOB NOW: Electrical, and DOB inspects the work.
How can you check the license yourself?
Ask for the master electrician's license number and search it on the DOB NOW Public Portal. Every firm in our listings filed electrical permits with DOB in the last two years.
Where can you check a pro or report a problem in NYC?
- NYC 311: report a housing, pest or noise problem
- HPD Online: building violations and complaints
- DOB NOW Public Portal: permits and licenses
- DCWP license search
- DCWP: file a consumer complaint
- NYS DEC: pesticide businesses and applicators
- NYC Health: rats and rat prevention
- HPD: bed bugs and landlord duties
- DOB: gas piping inspections (Local Law 152)
- NYC Open Data (the records behind these pages)
What can an electrician in Fordham Heights help with?
- Panel and service upgrades
- New outlets and circuits
- Lighting installs and rewiring
- EV charger installation
- Troubleshooting tripping breakers
- Smoke and CO detector wiring
- Old wiring replacement (knob-and-tube, cloth)
- Generator and transfer switch hookups
Questions people ask
How many licensed electricians work in Fordham Heights?
102 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Fordham Heights in the last two years. The most active here was Gilston Brothers Elect'l, with 11 permits.
How do I check an electrician's license in Fordham Heights?
Ask for the master electrician's license number and search it on the DOB NOW Public Portal. Every firm in our listings filed electrical permits with DOB in the last two years.
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Sources: DOB NOW: Electrical permit filings; NYC HPD housing violations; NYC DOHMH rat inspections; NYC PLUTO. Counts cover the 12 or 24 months before November 4, 2026.