Hand-built kitchen remodels, whole-home renovations, garage conversions, and accessory dwelling units across Greater Los Angeles — Santa Monica, Pasadena, Long Beach, Burbank, Glendale, Silver Lake, and surrounding cities. Licensed, bonded, insured. CA Lic. #1145233.
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Santa Monica · Venice · Mar Vista · Brentwood · Pacific Palisades
Spanish duplexes in Venice, mid-century post-and-beam in Mar Vista, hillside contemporaries above Sunset. Coastal Zone west of Lincoln in Venice and the Marina Peninsula triggers a Coastal Development Permit — we file at LADBS West LA and the Coastal Commission both.
Two practices share the same studio, drawings team, and field crews. Most LA homeowners eventually need both — a remodel that quietly turns into an ADU, or an ADU that triggers a kitchen re-plumb. We sequence them as one project.
Detached backyard ADUs, JADUs, and garage-to-living conversions across LADBS, LA County, and Santa Monica jurisdictions. Pre-approved plans when the lot allows.
Kitchen, bath, second-story additions, seismic retrofits, and complete down-to-studs renovations. One team draws, prices, permits, and builds — no three-way blame triangle.
Six LA sub-regions, each with its own zoning rhythm, lot pattern, and plan-check personality. Tap a card to read the field-journal notes for that area, or jump straight to the service that fits.
$220–$290/sqft · 8–12 wksPasadena-style kitchen remodel, Westside lot
Westside permits move quickly when the parcel is clearly inside the city of LA or Santa Monica grid — both jurisdictions run ministerial ADU review under state law. The variables are Coastal Zone status (anything west of Lincoln Blvd in Venice / Marina Peninsula), and whether a soft-story or seismic ordinance applies to the existing structure.
$220–$290/sqft · 8–12 wksSilver Lake bath — Heath tile, brushed brass
NELA permits are predictable as long as you're outside an HPOZ. Inside one (Highland Park, Angelino Heights, parts of Eagle Rock), the Office of Historic Resources reviews materials, windows, and street-facing changes before LADBS will issue. Hillside parcels add a separate haul-route permit and a tighter grading review.
$220–$290/sqft · 6–10 wksBurbank ADU — 640 sqft, permitted in 4 weeks
The Valley is the most predictable corner of LA city for an ADU permit. Standard R1 lots, flat topography, and LADBS's online portal mean state ADU law applies cleanly with no neighbor notice and no discretionary review. The two variables are the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan (south-side hillside parcels) and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
$220–$290/sqft · 8–14 wksSouth Bay whole-home — slab to final
South Bay permits hinge on which beach city you're in. Manhattan, Hermosa, and Redondo each enforce a local ADU ordinance that's stricter than LA city's, capping detached unit size and adding parking rules in some sub-areas. Coastal Zone status and Palos Verdes geotech are the biggest schedule variables.
$220–$290/sqft · 12–18 wksHillside ADU — caisson foundation, view deck
Hill parcels add the Baseline Hillside Ordinance, geotech, and (along the ridgeline) the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan to every permit package. The ADU itself is still ministerial, but plan-check takes longer because the structural, grading, and haul-route sheets are heavier than a flat-lot project.
$220–$290/sqft · 6–10 wksPasadena kitchen — reclaimed white-oak island
The SGV is the fastest stretch of LA County we work in. Pasadena, Glendale, and Burbank all run their own building departments with shorter queues than LADBS. The catches are Pasadena's Landmark Districts and the separate municipal utilities — Burbank Water & Power, Glendale Water & Power, Pasadena Water & Power — each with their own connection fees and meter-set timelines.
The Sherman Oaks studio covers the four-county Greater LA footprint. Most projects sit within a 60-minute drive of the studio — the rest we’ll route to the right superintendent.
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Kitchen remodel · 2024
“They drew it, permitted it, and built it. One team, one number to call. Our Pasadena kitchen came in on time and on budget.”
— Linda K. · Pasadena
Detached ADU · 2024
“The Magnolia ADU went from sketch to LADBS permit in four weeks. Crew showed up every morning at 7:00.”
— Marcus & Jen · Burbank
Whole-home remodel · 2023
“Honest scope, no surprise change-orders. The seismic retrofit was handled cleanly inside the whole-home rebuild.”
— R. Tanaka · Silver Lake
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