How to verify our license
Our New York City Home Improvement Specialist (HIS) license number is 2073937-DCA. You can verify it independently in two ways:
1. NYC DCWP License Lookup. Visit the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection license search at nyc.gov/dcwp, enter "Excelon Construction" or our license number, and you will see our current license status, expiration date, and any complaint history. We are listed.
2. NYC Business Express. The NYC Business Express portal also lists licensed contractors. Same information, slightly different interface.
If you cannot find us, call us first — sometimes the public lookup tools have lag time after license renewal. We can confirm our license number, send you a copy of the license itself, and direct you to the correct verification page.
Requesting our certificate of insurance (COI)
Most NYC co-op and condo boards, mortgage holders, and HOAs require a Certificate of Insurance (COI) before allowing contractor work to begin. We issue COIs as a standard part of starting any project.
To request a COI, we need:
- The full legal name of the entity to be named as certificate holder (typically the building, board, or LLC).
- The mailing address for that entity.
- Whether they want to be named as additional insured (most do — we add this on request at no charge).
- Any specific coverage minimums the certificate holder requires (most are within our standard limits).
Standard turnaround is one business day. For urgent requests (e.g., a board meeting that night), we can usually pull strings and get one same-day. Just call.
What "fully insured" actually means
"Fully insured" gets used loosely in the contractor industry. Here is what it actually means for our coverage, in plain language:
General Liability Insurance: If our work damages your property, your neighbor's property, or causes injury to a non-employee third party, our liability policy responds. Coverage limits are well above NYC residential project minimums.
Workers' Compensation: If one of our employees is injured on your property, our workers' compensation insurance pays their medical bills and lost wages. This protects you. Without contractor-side workers' comp, an injured worker can file claims directly against the homeowner's policy or sue the homeowner. We carry it.
Disability: NYS-mandated disability coverage for our employees.
If a contractor cannot or will not provide a current COI showing all of these, do not hire them. The cost savings are not worth the risk you absorb.
Address & legal entity
For records, here is our official information:
- Business Name: Excelon Construction
- Mailing Address: 522 East 2nd Street #B2, Brooklyn, NY 11218
- NYC HIS License: 2073937-DCA
- Phone: 631-464-8200
- Email: kayessajin@gmail.com
Why this matters more than people think
The single most expensive mistake a NYC homeowner can make on a major restoration is hiring an unlicensed or under-insured contractor.
The headline price is lower — sometimes 30–40% lower than properly licensed work. The reasons are not what you might assume. The unlicensed contractor:
- Is not paying for proper insurance, so their costs are lower.
- Is not paying for a license bond.
- Is not subject to NYC DCWP oversight, complaint resolution, or refund mechanisms.
- Cannot legally pull DOB permits in their own name.
If something goes wrong — workplace injury, property damage, a project that fails — the homeowner has no recourse. The unlicensed contractor disappears. The damage and liability fall on the homeowner.
The "savings" of hiring unlicensed almost always evaporate the first time something goes wrong, and then some. We carry the proper coverage because it is the only way to do this work responsibly. The cost is built into our pricing — it should be built into anyone's.