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City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone: 305.673.7000

Miami Beach Building Department

Contact & Appointment Info

Office Info

Main Office
1700 Convention Center Drive,
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305.673.7610

North Beach Office
962 Normandy Drive,
Miami Beach, FL 33141
305.673.7610

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8 AM - 4 PM

Closed for Lunch:
12 PM - 1 PM

Customer Service Call Center
Monday – Friday
8 AM – 3 PM

Contact Emails

Inspection-related questions:
BuildingInspection@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Contractor registration-related matters including updating licenses and insurance:
BuildingContractor@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Submitting Elevation Certificates, Floodproofing Certificates, and Onsite Stormwater Drainage Certifications as part of an Electronic Plan Review:
BuildingElevCert@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Building violation-related questions:
BuildingViolations@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Building Recertification related questions:
BuildingRecertification@miamibeachfl.gov

General building questions:
BuildingInfo@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Administration

Vince Seijas
Building Director/Building Official
VinceSeijas@miamibeachfl.gov

Natasha Diaz
Assistant Director
NatashaDiaz@miamibeachfl.gov

Narinder Singh
Deputy Director
NarinderSingh@miamibeachfl.gov

James Bartell
Building Operations Manager
JamesBartell@miamibeachfl.gov

RaShonda Blatch
Building Permit Services Manager
RaShondaBlatch@miamibeachfl.gov

Building Department
North Beach Office

Leonor Hernandez
Customer Service Manager
LeonorHernandez@miamibeachfl.gov

Section Chiefs

Mohsen Jarahpour
Chief Building Inspector
MohsenJarahpour@miamibeachfl.gov

Carlos Vazquez, P.E.
Acting Chief Mechanical Inspector
CarlosVazquez1@miamibeachfl.gov

Jaime Reyes, P.E.
Chief Electrical Inspector
JaimeReyes@miamibeachfl.gov

Lazaro Rodriguez
Acting Chief Plumbing Inspector
LazaroRodriguez@miamibeachfl.gov

Mohsen Jarahpour
Flood Plain Manager
MohsenJarahpour@miamibeachfl.gov

Ibrahim Alvarez
Chief Building Code Compliance Officer
BuildingViolations@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Appointments to meet with the Building Official/Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director, or Building Operations Manager:
Call to schedule an appointment at 305.673.7610, extension 26130

Appointments to meet with a Section Chief must be made using our online booking system. 

For additional assistance or if you have questions regarding the permitting process please contact Customer Service at 305.673.7610 and press 0 or, email us at BuildingInfo@miamibeachfl.gov

Home Owners

If you are a homeowner in Miami Beach, please direct all questions to: HomeOwnerBuild@miamibeachfl.gov