General contractor in Hancock Park

Hancock Park is one of the best-preserved pre-war neighbourhoods in Los Angeles: Tudor, Spanish Colonial, Georgian and Mediterranean houses built mostly in the 1920s on generous lots, many of them original inside as well as out.

• Most of the neighbourhood sits in a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, so exterior changes visible from the street go through design review. Interior work does not.
• The houses are large and the systems are original or near it. Knob-and-tube wiring, galvanised supply, clay sewer laterals and unbolted foundations are all normal here.
• Lot sizes support substantial rear additions that the HPOZ will not see, which is usually the easiest way to add space.
• Finish expectations are high and the original detailing is worth matching rather than replacing.

LADBS (City of Los Angeles), Metro office

This part of the City of Los Angeles has a high concentration of 1920s to 1960s multifamily buildings, many subject to the soft-story ordinance and to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance. Several HPOZs require design review for exterior changes. We have completed major renovation and development work here, including in Country Club Park.

1. Walk the property

We meet you on site, listen, and look at what the building and the city will need. You get a written scope and a budget range.

2. Drawings

When drawings are needed we bring in the architect and engineer, and price the design while it is being drawn.

3. Permit

We file with the city, handle the corrections they send back, and tell you where it stands.

4. Price and contract

An itemized price, a schedule and payment terms. Anything new after signing gets priced in writing first.

5. Build

One supervisor on your job, licensed trades, inspections in order, and a weekly update with photos.

6. Walkthrough

A final fix list, the city's sign-off, and a written warranty on our work.