Nineteen miles from our Elmhurst shop, in one of the county’s highest-value villages. We file with the Village before demolition, not after.
The Village of Scarsdale runs its own Building Department at 1001 Post Road, reachable at 914-722-1140 or building@scarsdale.com. The department issues permits for new construction, alterations, additions and renovations, and grants Certificates of Occupancy.
That last point matters more than it sounds. In a village where houses change hands at high value, an unpermitted alteration surfaces at the closing table, and it is the kind of problem that costs far more to unwind than the permit would have cost to pull.
There is no county building permit anywhere in Westchester. The county licenses the contractor; the Village permits the work. Ours is #WC-39446-H20-25, verifiable with the Department of Consumer Protection at (914) 995-2155.
Scarsdale carries a median home value around $1.67 million, among the highest in the county, and the housing stock reflects a village built out largely before and around the war rather than during the postwar suburban expansion.
The practical consequence for renovation work is a high finish expectation set against older construction behind the surfaces: plaster over lath in the earlier houses, room proportions drawn to period conventions, and molding profiles that are frequently no longer stocked. Matching what is already on the wall is a real part of the scope here, not a detail.
Bathroom remodeling
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kitchen remodeling
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full home renovation
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basement renovation
Ceramic tile installation
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flooring installation
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drywall and painting
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carpentry, closets and trim
Carpentry is worth calling out here: matching an existing molding profile, or changing it deliberately across a whole floor, is one of the more common asks in the village's older houses.
Unpermitted work surfaces at resale, and in this village that is an expensive discovery.
Existing profiles get matched or changed deliberately across the room, with no accidental mismatches.
#WC-39446-H20-25, verifiable at (914) 995-2155.
One crew lead runs your project from demolition to final walk-through. Every trade, from plumbing to tile to finish carpentry, is coordinated through us, on our schedule, held to our quality standard. You never have to coordinate between separate companies.
From the Village of Scarsdale Building Department at 1001 Post Road, reachable at 914-722-1140 or [email protected]. The department issues permits for new construction, alterations, additions and renovations, and also grants Certificates of Occupancy. There is no county-level building permit anywhere in Westchester. Each of the county's 48 municipalities permits work independently.
Because unpermitted alterations surface at resale, and Scarsdale homes transact at high value. A Certificate of Occupancy that does not match the house as built is the kind of problem that delays a closing and costs substantially more to unwind than the original permit would have cost to pull. Filing correctly the first time is the cheaper path by a wide margin.
Yes. Kadima Construction holds Westchester County home improvement license #WC-39446-H20-25, which governs home improvement work throughout the county including the Village, and carries $1,000,000 in general liability insurance. Verify it with the Department of Consumer Protection at (914) 995-2155, or look for the green license sticker required on a licensed contractor's rear bumper.
Usually, through one of three routes: matching the existing profile, sourcing the closest stock equivalent, or changing the profile deliberately across a whole room or floor so the difference reads as intent. Older houses here frequently carry taller baseboards and deeper casings that are no longer stocked, so we establish which route applies at the estimate rather than at installation.
Tell us which room and we will measure it, confirm the Village filing, and give you a written price.
