General contractor in Highland Park

Highland Park has some of the oldest housing stock in Los Angeles, with 1900s to 1920s Craftsman and Victorian houses on hilly parcels, and multiple Historic Preservation Overlay Zone districts.

• HPOZ design review applies to street-facing exterior changes across several districts here, and the boundaries are specific.
• This is the oldest housing we routinely work on, and the systems reflect it. Budget for a rewire and a repipe on any serious renovation.
• Hillside grade drives foundation and retaining wall work on many parcels.
• Original wood windows and detailing carry real value in this market and restoration usually beats replacement.

LADBS (City of Los Angeles), Metro office

These City of Los Angeles neighborhoods combine hillside lots under the Baseline Hillside Ordinance with flat lots that support ADUs and small-lot projects. Many homes have original foundations and retaining walls that need attention. Street parking and access affect staging and haul routes.

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.