Electrician in Weehawken, NJ
Malfettone Electric is a licensed electrician serving Weehawken, NJ — family-owned since 1977 and holding New Jersey Electrical Contractor License #17130. We work both ends of Weehawken: 1940s hillside homes needing a 200-amp service, and Port Imperial and Lincoln Harbor waterfront condos needing EV chargers and smart-home wiring. Permits through the Weehawken Building Department, PSE&G coordinated by us.
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The three jobs we do most in Weehawken
We do the full range of residential and commercial electrical work here — see the full Hudson County service list — but these three account for most of what Weehawken homeowners and landlords call about.
What Weehawken homes are actually wired like
Weehawken splits cleanly in two. The hillside and The Shades are older detached and semi-detached homes, many from the 1920s–1950s, still running on original 100-amp services or early replacements, with overhead service drops that run through mature trees along the Palisades edge. Port Imperial, Lincoln Harbor and the Avenue Collection are the opposite: modern waterfront buildings where the individual unit is well wired but the building's riser and main service determine what you can add, and where the parking garage's electrical system is its own coordination problem for EV charging. The common thread is load — both a 1940s hillside home and a 2015 waterfront condo were designed before two EVs, a heat pump and a home battery were normal, which is why service upgrades and load calculations are most of what we do here.
nearly 50 years of this exact housing stock is why we can quote Weehawken work accurately from photos instead of guessing on site. See the Hudson County overview for how the county compares town to town.
Weehawken Building Department, Town Hall, 400 Park Avenue
Weehawken processes electrical permits through the Building Department at Town Hall on Park Avenue. The process is straightforward — permits are typically issued within 5–7 business days, fees run $175–$300 and are included in our price, and inspections are usually scheduled within 3–5 business days. Weehawken's inspectors are professional and thorough, and we meet them on site.
PSE&G in Weehawken
Weehawken is PSE&G territory, with 2–4 weeks of scheduling for the disconnect and reconnect after the permit clears, so plan on 4–6 weeks end to end for a service upgrade. One local note: in the hillside and Heights sections, where overhead service is common, PSE&G may need tree trimming or line clearance before the upgrade, which can add a few days. We flag that at the assessment.
More Weehawken electrical detail
Electrician FAQs — Weehawken, NJ
Third-generation owner of Malfettone Electric, family-owned in Jersey City since 1977. Michael has personally run panel upgrades, rewires and service changes across Weehawken and the rest of Hudson County— filing the permits, submitting the PSE&G applications, and meeting the inspectors himself. The prices and timelines on this page come from our own recent Weehawken jobs.
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Need an electrician in Weehawken?
Send us photos or hop on a short video call — most Weehawken jobs can be quoted without a truck roll. Written price, permit included, nearly 50 years of doing this work here.