🏗️ NYC DOB permit + license activity

Verify NYC Contractors
Before You Hire

Search live NYC DOB permit and license activity for contractor businesses. This starter version is real on permits/licenses, but it does not yet include complaint, insurance, BBB, or court-record coverage.

Searching the shared nsbuilds backend. If the live API is unavailable, this page falls back to local sample results so the flow still works.

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Real
DOB permit search starter
Later
Complaints + insurance layers
Live
Shared backend route
Honest
No fake BBB / court claims yet

What This Starter Checks Today

Useful now, narrower than the final product vision

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DOB permit/license activity
Real NYC permit and license-holder activity pulled through the shared backend.
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Recent jobs + boroughs
See recent permit records, active permit counts, and borough coverage as a first trust signal.
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Starter risk band
A lightweight score based on permit/license activity only — not a full contractor trust verdict yet.
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Honest coverage notes
This version clearly tells you what is and isn’t included yet so the tool stays credible.

Why This Matters

Even a fast permit/license check beats hiring blind

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Spot weak signals early
Recent permit activity and license metadata can help you quickly separate serious operators from sketchier leads.
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NYC-specific context
This starter focuses on NYC DOB activity rather than generic national contractor directories.
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Faster shortlisting
Use this as a first-pass screen before you spend time calling, quoting, or checking references.

🔒 Full Contractor Report Vision

Best next upgrade: complaints, disciplinary history, insurance checks, better address/service-area matching, and downloadable comparison reports.

Next: complaint layers Next: insurance verification Next: better address filters Later: downloadable PDF