Essex Building Group, LLC

What this record tells you

Essex Building Group, LLC holds Florida licence CGC1520448, a CGC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered general contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 2012, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 46% of the 1,770 active general contracting licences based in the Tampa area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2013. That is 14 years of continuous licensure.

Essex Building Group, LLC is one of 38 active general contracting licences registered to an address in Apollo Beach, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2028. Florida licences renew on a fixed cycle, and a licence that is not renewed moves to delinquent status — which is why the expiry date matters if you are planning work close to that date. Confirm the current status on the state portal before signing a contract.

Before you hire Essex Building Group, LLC

• Re-check licence CGC1520448 on the DBPR portal — status can change any day.
• Ask for a current certificate of liability insurance and workers' compensation, issued to you directly by their insurer.
• Confirm the name on your contract matches Essex Building Group, LLC or its qualifying agent, James Kenneth Reash.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other general contracting contractors in Tampa.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.