General Contractor in Pacific Palisades

You talk to me, not a rotating account manager. Before anything begins, you get a written scope that names materials, finishes, and the stage schedule. Each payment stage ties to a named milestone you can stand in front of and verify.

Our own crews handle framing, finish carpentry, and paint. Licensed trades handle mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. You get site photos as the work moves. When a condition behind a wall changes the scope, you hear it from me the day I find it, in writing, before we proceed.

Pacific Palisades sits inside the City of Los Angeles. Plan review and building permits run through LADBS, not a county department and not a separate city government. Much of the area also sits in the Coastal Zone, where a project can require a Coastal Development Permit and City Planning review on top of the building permit. I check parcel status on ZIMAS before scoping anything.

The City defines the January 2025 Wildfires, including the Palisades Fire, as fires that occurred in whole or in part within the City of Los Angeles, so jurisdiction is confirmed parcel by parcel. Emergency Executive Order No. 1 created an "Eligible Project" path for rebuilding. Under the LADBS implementation guidelines for that order, version 4.0 approved June 11, 2026, an Eligible Project must serve the same use as before, sit in substantially the same location, and must not exceed 110% of the footprint and height of the structure that existed immediately before the fires. The building footprint may be expanded by up to 10% in area. Up to 400 square feet of an attached garage does not count toward that 110% footprint expansion. "Substantially the same location" permits a maximum offset of 20% of the lot width and lot depth.

LADBS also administers a Self-Certification Pilot that lets California-licensed architects and civil engineers self-certify plans, under its own project eligibility criteria, insurance requirements, third party certification, hold harmless affidavit, and audit guidelines. That path runs through your design professional, not through the builder. Projects inside the Pacific Palisades Commercial Village and Neighborhood Specific Plan area that do not qualify as Eligible Projects are reviewed for applicability of the Specific Plan and Emergency Executive Order No. 10. The LA One-Stop Rebuilding Center at 1828 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles 90025 is the City's centralized counter for permits and planning applications tied to the Palisades Fire.

These rules carry version numbers and they change. I verify current status with LADBS on every project. I never promise a review date or a permit date, because no builder controls those.

We do not negotiate with insurance carriers. That work belongs with your own advisors. What we give you is a clear written scope and clean documentation you can hand to anyone who asks for it.

Every project is scoped to its own drawings, finishes, and site conditions. Palisades work carries hillside access, coastal exposure, and wildfire-hardening requirements that flatland work does not. I walk the site, price to scope, and put the number in writing before a single crew arrives.

Call (949) 558-9738. I will walk your property, review your drawings if you have them, and give you a written scope and investment figure for the work.