Find a licensed electrician in SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square, Manhattan
398 licensed electricians in SoHo, Manhattan for electrical repairs, panel upgrades and outlets and circuits. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Electricians in SoHo 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 SoHo?
SoHo electricians, sorted by how many permits each firm filed for jobs in SoHo in the last two years. Every listing holds an active license; tap one for its record.
Daven Electric Corp
Master Electrician #013346High Quality ELECTRIC.OF NYC
Master Electrician #012989Watts UP Electric NY LLC
Master Electrician #013524E & M Electrical NY Corporation
Master Electrician #012768Nash Electric Services In
Master Electrician #013498Top Shelf Electric Corp
Master Electrician #012022Proff Electrical LLC
Master Electrician #012928KJK Electric Inc.
Master Electrician #011769Joseph Weinstein Electrical
Master Electrician #009113SRM Electrical Services Inc.
Master Electrician #013018Live Wire Electric 1 LLC
Master Electrician #012113WCK Electric Corp
Master Electrician #010377Power Surge Electric, Incorporated
Master Electrician #011440Voltron Electric LLC
Master Electrician #013133Ecny Electric'l Contractors's, Incorporated
Master Electrician #012209
Every SoHo electrician record, A to Z
- ABC, Inc.
- Daven Electric Corp
- Efco Electrical Servi Incorporated
- Gedney Electric, LLC
- Hi-Rise Electrical Corp
- Javelin Electric Inc.
- K.C.C. Electrical SYS Incorporated
- Leader Electric Co., Incorporated
- Litco Electric Corp
- MWB Electric Corp
- Paul Betts Electrical
- Redgrave Electrical Maintnce
- Schwartz Electric. Contractors's In
- Stability Electric Enterp Incorporated
- TMF Electric'l Contractors. Inc.
- Watts UP Electric NY LLC
What should you know about electrical work in SoHo?
SoHo, Little Italy & Hudson Square has about 15,323 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1903. 79% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 48% are in walk-up apartment buildings.
HPD wrote 40 electrical violations (outlets, wiring, fixtures) in SoHo rental buildings in the past year (8th of 25 in Manhattan). 398 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in SoHo 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 SoHo compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 15,323 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1903 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 79% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD electrical violations (12 months) | 40 (HPD) |
| Firms with DOB electrical permits here (2 years) | 398 (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 SoHo 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 SoHo?
398 licensed electrical firms filed DOB permits for jobs in SoHo in the last two years. The most active here was Daven Electric Corp, with 36 permits.
How do I check an electrician's license in SoHo?
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.