General contractor in Larchmont

Larchmont's housing is mostly 1920s bungalows and modest Spanish houses on narrow lots, smaller than neighbouring Hancock Park and with a tighter relationship to the street.

• Lots are narrow, so additions usually go to the rear or upward rather than sideways.
• Parts of the area fall inside an HPOZ, and the boundaries matter, so check the parcel rather than the neighbourhood.
• The houses are small enough that a whole-house renovation is often more sensible than a room at a time.
• Original 1920s systems are the norm and should be in the budget from the start.

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.