General contractor in North Hollywood

North Hollywood is one of the more mixed neighbourhoods in the Valley, with 1920s and 1930s bungalows alongside post-war tract housing and a growing stock of newer multifamily near the arts district and transit.

• Proximity to major transit can allow 18 feet of ADU height rather than 16, which is worth checking parcel by parcel.
• Pre-war bungalows here carry the usual original systems and unbolted foundations.
• Lot sizes vary a lot block to block, so ADU feasibility has to be checked rather than assumed.
• The older multifamily includes soft-story buildings in scope for the retrofit ordinance.

LADBS (City of Los Angeles), Van Nuys office

Studio City is in the City of Los Angeles. Hillside properties are subject to the Baseline Hillside Ordinance and often need geotechnical reports, caisson foundations and haul route approvals. The flat neighborhoods near the river support additions, pools and ADUs with straightforward permitting.

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.