Home builder in Freeport, NY
Home remodeling in the Village of Freeport
Freeport homeowners can call ZDE for demolition, a full knockdown and rebuild, excavation and site prep, retaining walls, concrete, and interior remodeling. Jason, who owns the company, is the voice on the phone and the person who stays with your project to the walkthrough.
Why Freeport homeowners call ZDE
The owner answers
You talk to Jason, not a call center.
One builder
Tear-out to finish, no handoffs.
Written contract
Every job, before work starts.
Free estimates
Know the scope before you commit.
Rebuilding and renovating homes in Freeport
Summer homes, canals and a postwar suburb
John J. Randall and William G. Miller arrived in the 1880s, bought farmland and marsh, and developed it for summer homes. The Woodcleft section opened for building in 1890, and their firm dredged the Woodcleft Canal around 1897. The Southside Railroad, running since 1868, helped the village grow, and after World War II Freeport settled into a bedroom community.
Census figures put the median year built at 1953, and close to two in three homes were built before 1960. The village’s hazard plan says a large part of Freeport is built in flood-prone areas, so the flood rules weigh on any choice between renovating and rebuilding.
How a project works in Freeport
Filed online with the village
Freeport is an incorporated village in the Town of Hempstead with its own Building Department at 46 North Ocean Avenue, and it requires a permit for all construction, plumbing and electrical work. Every filing goes through the village’s OpenGov portal. Structural work needs an application with two sets of signed and sealed architectural drawings. The village also has a Site Plan Review Board, which meets in the same Municipal Building.
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Look and estimate
Jason looks at the job and tells you what is known and what isn't. The estimate is free.
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Paperwork first
The permit comes from the Incorporated Village of Freeport Building Department. Its requirements are lined up before work starts.
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Work and clean-up
Our own machines do the work, and the site is left clean for what comes next.
Free Home Remodeling Estimates in Freeport
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Owner-run contracting for Freeport homeowners
Owner on the phone
Call ZDE Enterprises and the owner answers. Jason walks the lot, asks what you want built and puts the estimate on paper, free.
We bring equipment we own, sign a written contract on every job and keep our work to Nassau County.
Freeport flood zones and rebuilding
Four feet above base flood
The village’s Flood Management page points to a 2009 Flood Zone Map of the section FEMA designates a special flood hazard area, and warns that storm surge in a major storm could bring floodwater above Sunrise Highway. It also states the 50% rule: improvements worth half the building’s market value or more bring in new-construction standards, and a home whose repairs reach half its pre-damage value must be elevated above the base flood elevation.
Freeport’s 2020 hazard mitigation plan says Chapter 87 was amended in 2014 so that new, substantially improved and substantially damaged buildings in the flood zone have the lowest floor and all utilities at least 4 feet above base flood elevation, with a notarized Non-Conversion Agreement before the permit issues. The Building Department also publishes a technical bulletin on counting stories in elevated one- and two-family homes.
Home Remodeling and Construction Services in Freeport
Every service, one builder
Every trade from one owner-run builder, anywhere in Nassau County.
Kitchen Remodeling
Cabinets, countertops and layouts built around the way you use the kitchen.
Bathroom Remodeling
Vanities, tubs, showers and tile, planned as one bathroom remodel.
Basement Remodeling
Plan the preparation, framing and finishes for a more useful lower level.
Interior Remodeling
Kitchens, baths and basements, start to finish.
Knockdown & Rebuild
Take the old house down and build the new one with one builder.
Hardscaping
Full patios, driveways and walkways, from preparation to installation.
Retaining Walls
Built to hold, engineered and permitted when required.
Concrete
Driveways, patios, walkways, steps and slabs.
Excavation & Foundations
Excavation, foundations, grading and drainage with our own machines.
Demolition
Whole houses, garages, pools and interiors, hauled away.
Commercial
Demolition and site work for commercial properties.
Freeport Home Building and Remodeling Questions
Questions, answered
Common questions about building in Freeport.
Not answered here?
Call and ask. You talk to the owner: 516-506-3928.
Who issues demolition permits in Freeport?
The Incorporated Village of Freeport Building Department, 46 North Ocean Avenue. It administers the building, plumbing, electrical and housing codes for the whole village, and permit filings go through OpenGov. Village Building Department
How are building permits filed in Freeport?
Online. The village’s Building Permits page sends every permit filing to its OpenGov portal, and structural work on a house needs two sets of signed and sealed architectural drawings with the application. Building Permits page
Is my Freeport house in a flood zone?
That depends on the address. A 2009 Flood Zone Map shows the part of Freeport that FEMA designates a special flood hazard area, and the village’s hazard plan says a large part of the community is built in flood-prone areas. Flood Management page
What elevation does Freeport's flood law call for?
According to the village’s 2020 hazard mitigation plan, Chapter 87 puts the lowest floor and all utilities at least 4 feet above base flood elevation for new, substantially improved and substantially damaged buildings in the flood zone. A notarized Non-Conversion Agreement comes first. Freeport hazard mitigation plan
What is the 50% rule in Freeport?
The village sets out the National Flood Insurance Program rule this way: improvements equal to half or more of market value bring in new-construction standards, and a residence damaged so badly that repairs reach half its prior value must be raised above the base flood elevation.
Does Freeport have a site plan review board?
Yes. The Site Plan Review Board meets at the Municipal Building, 46 North Ocean Avenue, with someone from the Building Department attending. Its minutes don’t list which projects need its review, so ask the department. Board minutes, February 2025 (PDF)
