# NYC home improvement contractor license (DCWP)

New York City requires home-improvement contractors to be licensed by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Hiring an unlicensed contractor in NYC forfeits key legal protections, including the city's trust fund for abandoned jobs.

- Type: License required by law
- Contractors with an NYC DCWP entry in the public data we track: 25,799
- Data collected up to: Jul 11, 2026
- Official register: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/consumers/lookup-license.page
- Page: https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/certifications/nyc-dcwp-home-improvement

Counts reflect collected public entries, not official membership totals. Absence from this data does not mean a contractor is unregistered.

## Where holders are

- NY: 12,319
- NJ: 431
- CT: 70
- PA: 20
- FL: 9
- CA: 7
- AZ: 6
- TX: 5
- MA: 5

## Trades that hold it

- General contractor: 12,892
- Builder: 2
- Roofer: 2
- Plumber: 1
- HVAC contractor: 1

## NYC DCWP holders with review evidence

A slice of holders that also have customer reviews on MyTrustedTraders. This is not the register itself.

- **Puroclean**: 1,993 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/guildquality-4bb2b503ad1148cf
- **O&M Construction Inc**: roofer · New Lenox, IL · 107 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/om-construction-inc
- **Reliable Heating and Cooling LLC.**: hvac mechanical · Colorado Springs, CO · 99 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/reliable-heating-and-cooling-llc
- **New York Woodwork, INC.**: residential general remodel contractor · Brooklyn, NY · 53 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/new-york-woodwork-inc
- **ABT Home Improvements**: 25 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/us-angi-abt-home-improvements-1
- **Contractors Plus Inc.**: residential general remodel contractor · Indianapolis, IN · 21 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/contractors-plus-inc
- **Power Roofing Inc**: roofer · Brooklyn, Not_split, NY · 10 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt261906-power-roofing-nyc-bbb-dcwp
- **Maslow Interiors Llc**: contractor · Brooklyn · 8 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/maslow-interiors-llc
- **Petri Plumbing & Heating Inc.**: plumber · Brooklyn, NY · 6 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/mtt261963-petri-nyc-plumber-dcwp-bbb
- **Royal Home Products, Inc.**: residential general remodel contractor · Bay Shore, NY · 6 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/royal-home-products-inc
- **Asm Mechanical Company Inc**: 4 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/networx-2c352ed108855da3
- **Atp Services Inc**: 3 reviews. https://us.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/networx-37bb2636dd62bdca

## Common questions

### What is NYC home improvement contractor license (DCWP)?

New York City requires home-improvement contractors to be licensed by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Hiring an unlicensed contractor in NYC forfeits key legal protections, including the city's trust fund for abandoned jobs. (License required by law.)

### How many contractors hold NYC home improvement contractor license (DCWP)?

We track 25,799 contractors with an NYC home improvement contractor license (DCWP) entry, based on register and listing data collected up to Jul 11, 2026. This reflects the public entries we have collected, not necessarily the scheme's complete membership.

### How do I check whether a specific contractor holds NYC home improvement contractor license (DCWP)?

Check the official register at https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/consumers/lookup-license.page, or look the contractor up on MyTrustedTraders. Profiles show the credentials we have found for them, alongside reviews and other public evidence.