Los Angeles County
Building in South Pasadena.
South Pasadena is small, dense by the standards of the surrounding cities, and highly protective of its character. It has its own building department and a well-established cultural heritage regime.
The practical consequence is that lots are tighter than in Pasadena or San Marino, and much of the difficulty in a project here is about working in a small space rather than about the work itself.
Permits and inspections
City of South Pasadena Planning and Building
What matters when you build here.
Small lots, tight access
Side yards are narrow and street frontage is limited, which affects staging, deliveries and machinery. On an ADU at the back of a lot this is often the single biggest variable in the price.
Neighbours are close
Working hours, dust control and street parking matter more here than almost anywhere else we build. We plan the sequence around them rather than apologising afterwards.
No published project in South Pasadena yet.
We work across Los Angeles County and the nearest published projects are a short drive away. Rather than show you someone else’s house and imply it is ours, here is everything we have documented.
What we build in South Pasadena.
Fire rebuild
Ground-up reconstruction on a cleared lot, from debris and survey through final inspection.
New construction
Custom homes built from the ground up on an empty or cleared lot.
ADU
Accessory dwelling units: detached, attached, or converted from space you already have.
Whole-home remodel
Reworking a whole house (structure, systems and finishes) rather than one room.
Kitchen & bath
The two rooms with the most going on behind the walls, done properly.
Foundations & framing
The structure everything else depends on, including on difficult ground.