Find a licensed electrician in Lower East Side, Manhattan
211 licensed electricians in Lower East Side, Manhattan for electrical repairs, panel upgrades and outlets and circuits. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Electricians in Lower East Side 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 Lower East Side?
Lower East Side electricians, sorted by how many permits each firm filed for jobs in Lower East Side in the last two years. Every listing holds an active license; tap one for its record.
Capo Electric LLC
Master Electrician #013459AMP Power Electric Serv
Master Electrician #013308LIT Mode Electric Contracting Incorporated
Master Electrician #013127Anco Electrical Contctng Incorporated
Master Electrician #012782E & M Electrical NY Corporation
Master Electrician #012768Regional Electric'l Voice &
Master Electrician #012386High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC
Master Electrician #012989Joseph Weinstein Electrical
Master Electrician #009113United Electric'l Contractors'g Corporation
Master Electrician #010695Gemini Electric Co., Inc.
Master Electrician #012916Jemco Elect. Contrs Inc.
Master Electrician #010862Aujla Electric Corp
Master Electrician #012962Eric & NG Electric'l, Inc.
Master Electrician #011720Electric Power Light & Mechanical
Master Electrician #012553Tower Electric Inc.
Master Electrician #011977
Every Lower East Side electrician record, A to Z
What should you know about electrical work in Lower East Side?
Lower East Side has about 25,685 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1926. About 32% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 60% are in elevator buildings.
HPD wrote 56 electrical violations (outlets, wiring, fixtures) in Lower East Side rental buildings in the past year (10th of 25 in Manhattan). 211 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Lower East Side in the last two years.
Most jobs here are new circuits, lighting, EV chargers and panel upgrades. Confirm the electrician files the DOB permit and books the inspection.
How does Lower East Side compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 25,685 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1926 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 32% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD electrical violations (12 months) | 56 (HPD) |
| Firms with DOB electrical permits here (2 years) | 211 (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 Lower East Side 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 Lower East Side?
211 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in Lower East Side in the last two years. The most active here was Capo Electric LLC, with 28 permits.
How do I check an electrician's license in Lower East Side?
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.